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Somers vs Chaplin vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somers has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Somers | Chaplin | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,308Highest |
2,070Lowest |
9,292 |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Somers and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$346 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Chaplin and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 149 in CT | — | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Somers School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Somers High School | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.