What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Wallingford has the most renters (27.2% rent).

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	Wallingford
People
Population	10,308Lowest	44,362Highest
Median age	43.1±2.6Highest 5% above CT	42.6±1.8Lowest 4% above CT
	Somers and Wallingford 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%	18.8%±1.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Somers and Wallingford 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%	21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Wallingford 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%	40.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	6%±1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Wallingford 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	$104,773±$5kLowest 9% above CT
	Somers and Wallingford 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	$353,100±$8kLowest 4% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT	$1,374±$84Highest 8% below CT
	Wallingford 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	$5,963Lowest 10% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%	42.9%±8.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and Wallingford 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%	5.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	24 minLowest 8% below CT
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16%
	Somers and Wallingford 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	#108 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	Wallingford School District
High school in town	Somers High School	Lyman Hall High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.7Lowest	10.5Highest
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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.