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Thomaston vs Middlefield vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Thomaston | Middlefield | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492 |
4,243Lowest |
10,308Highest |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest 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+ | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% 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 | $282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
| Somers and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,184±$346 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915Lowest 11% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Somers and Middlefield 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Regional School District 13 | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | None in town | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 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.