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Suffield vs Bethany vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Somers has the most kids (21.1% 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 | Suffield | Bethany | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
5,288Lowest |
10,308 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$124,705±$15k 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$395,800±$21kLowest 8% above CT |
| Bethany and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
— | $1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 7.7Lowest |
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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.