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Somers vs Vernon vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
East Hampton has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Vernon | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,308Lowest |
30,577Highest |
12,925 |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below 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%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest 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%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest 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% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
39%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and East Hampton 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 |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$124,577±$11k 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 |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$349,000±$14k 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,393±$150 6% below CT |
| Vernon and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 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% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 minHighest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Somers and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Somers School District | Vernon School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Somers High School | Rockville High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.