What stands out worked out from the figures below

Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).

East Hampton has the most affordable homes ($349k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Somers	East Hampton
People
Population	10,308Lowest	12,925Highest
Median age	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT	43.6±3.7Highest 6% above CT
	East Hampton and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	East Hampton and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	East Hampton 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	East Hampton and Somers 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	$124,577±$11kLowest 30% above CT
	Somers and East Hampton 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	$349,000±$14kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT	$1,393±$150Highest 6% below CT
	East Hampton and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,456Lowest about the CT average	$6,681Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%	48.7%±16.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and East Hampton 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%	4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	30 minHighest 11% above CT
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Somers and East Hampton 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	#75 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	East Hampton School District
High school in town	Somers High School	East Hampton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.7Lowest	11.3Highest
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Old photos in History	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.