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Somers vs Reading vs Hazardville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somers has the youngest population (median age 43.1).
Reading has the most expensive homes ($809k median).
Hazardville has the most affordable homes ($243k 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.
| Measure | Somers | Reading | Hazardville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,308 |
25,612Highest |
6,022Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+49.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3Highest 12% above U.S. |
43.2±6.3 11% above U.S. |
| Reading and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Reading 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Reading and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hazardville 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±$15k 54% above U.S. |
$165,912±$13kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$81,893±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$21k 19% above U.S. |
$809,000±$22kHighest 143% above U.S. |
$242,900±$20kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$346Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,991±$273Highest 41% above U.S. |
$1,530±$299 8% above U.S. |
| Reading and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 107% above U.S. |
$9,320Highest 199% above U.S. |
$4,948Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.1%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hazardville and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 149 in CT | #50 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Somers School District | Reading | — |
| High school in town | Somers High School | Reading Memorial High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.