Compare towns
Suffield vs Redding vs Somers vs Watertown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Somers has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Watertown has the most affordable homes ($334k 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.
| Measure | Suffield | Redding | Somers | Watertown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702 |
8,780Lowest |
10,308 |
22,253Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
46.3±2.9 13% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.7%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Watertown 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% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
38.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$124,705±$15k 30% above CT |
$101,691±$7kLowest 6% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
$333,500±$16kLowest 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,275±$227 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,014Lowest 9% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
56.6%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Watertown 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
83.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT | #126 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Somers School District | Watertown School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Joel Barlow High School | Somers High School | Watertown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
11.1Highest |
7.7Lowest |
10.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.