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Thomaston vs Windham vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
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 | Windham | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492Lowest |
23,961Highest |
10,308 |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
43.1±2.6Highest 5% above CT |
| Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Lowest 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%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below 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±$23k 23% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT |
| Somers and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915 11% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Windham 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% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | Windham High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
9.8 |
7.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.