Compare towns
Somers vs Chaplin vs Putnam vs Prospect
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).
Prospect has the oldest population (median age 46.8).
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 | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,308Highest |
2,070Lowest |
9,292 |
9,458 |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Somers 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%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest 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±$15k 30% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Somers 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
| Somers and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$346 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| 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% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Prospect 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% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest 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 |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 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 | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Somers School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Somers High School | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.