What stands out worked out from the figures below

Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Voluntown	Somers
People
Population	2,604Lowest	10,308Highest
Median age	48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	37.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT	$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$356,100±$16kLowest about the CT average	$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT	$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,955Lowest 25% below CT	$6,456Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.3%Highest CT: 10%	2.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	28 minLowest 4% above CT
Work from home	8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Somers and Voluntown 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	#53 of 149 in CT	#66 of 149 in CT
School district	Voluntown School District	Somers School District
High school in town	None in town	Somers High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.7
On TownTapestry
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.