What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k 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	Thomaston
People
Population	10,308Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	43.1±2.6Highest 5% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	Somers and Thomaston 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%	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Somers and Thomaston 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%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston 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	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT
	Somers and Thomaston 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	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
	Somers and Thomaston 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	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#66 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Somers High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.7Lowest	10.7Highest
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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.