What stands out worked out from the figures below

Somers has the most expensive homes ($396k median).

Stafford has the most affordable homes ($264k 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	Stafford
People
Population	10,308Lowest	11,511Highest
Median age	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT	46.7±4.8Highest 14% above CT
	Stafford 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%	21.5%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Stafford 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%	22%±3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Stafford 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%	28.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Somers and Stafford 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	$93,235±$16kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT	$263,800±$22kLowest 28% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT	$1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT
	Somers and Stafford 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	$5,131Lowest 23% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%	41.5%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and Stafford 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%	7.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	79.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	11%±3.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Somers and Stafford 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	#96 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	Stafford School District
High school in town	Somers High School	Stafford High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.7Lowest	9.8Highest
On TownTapestry
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.