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Weweantic vs Somers vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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%).
Chesterfield has the most homeowners (92.2%).
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 | Weweantic | Somers | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
10,308Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.1±2.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
44.3±7.6 14% above U.S. |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield 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% |
19.1%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Somers and Chesterfield 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%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chesterfield and Somers 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% |
34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest 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. |
$103,967±$11k 29% above U.S. |
| Somers and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$395,800±$21k 19% above U.S. |
$390,800±$48kLowest 17% 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±$346Highest 16% below U.S. |
$1,078±$409Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Somers and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 21% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,969 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
10.3%±84.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somers and Chesterfield 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Somers and Chesterfield 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 | — | #66 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Somers School District | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Somers High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.