What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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	Weweantic	Somers
People
Population	1,452Lowest	10,308Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	44.4±13.9Highest 14% above U.S.	43.1±2.6Lowest 11% above U.S.
	Weweantic and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.2%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	21.1%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22%
	Somers and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	19.7%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Somers and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Weweantic and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,481±$39kLowest 23% below U.S.	$124,705±$15kHighest 54% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,800±$42kHighest 26% above U.S.	$395,800±$21kLowest 19% above U.S.
	Weweantic and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,184±$346 16% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,764Lowest 21% above U.S.	$6,456Highest 107% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	51.6%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Somers and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	2.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S.	1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.	28 minHighest 5% above U.S.
Work from home	3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	16.2%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#66 of 149 in CT
School district	—	Somers School District
High school in town	—	Somers High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.7
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U.S. 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.