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Windsor vs Somers vs New Milford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Somers has the highest household income ($125k).
New Milford has the most renters (19.6% rent).
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 | Windsor | Somers | New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
10,308Lowest |
28,334 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
| Windsor and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| New Milford and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
$106,411±$8k 11% above CT |
| Somers and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$391,500±$10k 7% above CT |
| Somers and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,609±$152 8% above CT |
| Windsor and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$6,150 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| New Milford and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Somers and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT | #110 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Somers School District | New Milford School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Somers High School | New Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
7.7Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.