What stands out worked out from the figures below

Somers has the most kids (21.1% under 18).

Southington has the shortest commute (24 min average).

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	Southington
People
Population	10,308Lowest	43,803Highest
Median age	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT	45±1.4Highest 9% above CT
	Southington and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Somers and Southington 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%	21%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Southington 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%	43.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Southington 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	$124,309±$9kLowest 30% above CT
	Somers and Southington 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	$373,800±$10kLowest about the CT average
	Somers and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT	$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average
	Southington 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	$6,206Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%	43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and Southington 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%	4.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%
	Southington 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	#51 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	Southington School District
High school in town	Somers High School	Southington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.7Lowest	12.8Highest
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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.