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Somers grades B+ overall, 64th among Connecticut's 151 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $125K and residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 62% of Connecticut towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $396K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. 22% of the land in Somers is conserved, against 14% in Connecticut’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 10 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score lower on the outdoors. Somers has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Somers Historic District and Somersville Historic District.
Where Somers beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,306 in 1820, 10,255 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Somers is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
10 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
9 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
19 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
27 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
18 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somers, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Somers.
Within Connecticut it is healthier than 52% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Against the 5,092 U.S. towns with household incomes like Somers’s, it is healthier than 74%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Somers, below both the Connecticut town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). Somers beats the Connecticut average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.1% of adults have diabetes in Somers.
| Somers | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.4% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Somers | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Somers School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Somers High School, with 359 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somers Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 645 | B |
| Somers High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 359 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
39 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The trail density in Somers is 1.4 miles per square mile. Shenipsit State Forest, at 878 acres with 14.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shenipsit State Forest | 14.6 mi | 878 |
| 2. Whitaker Woods | 4.3 mi | 264 |
| 3. Camp Aya-Po | 3.7 mi | 187 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Somers for work: only 11% work in town. 2.7% of Somers residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Somers fell to 1,825 in 2023, 97 fewer than in 2013.
| Somers | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Somers has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Somers.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Somers has grown 6.6% since 2020, to 10,938 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut.
| Somers | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 19% | 22% |
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 65% are men (CT 50%).
| Somers | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Somers
About 4 of every 100 Somers residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Where Somers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Somers on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Somers.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Somers ( SUM-ərss) is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 10,255 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). In 2007, Money Magazine listed Somers 53rd on its "100 Best Places to Live", based on "economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community." Bordering Massachusetts, Somers is considered part of the city of Springfield NECTA. Somers is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Springfield and considered more oriented toward it than the city of Hartford, which lies 22 miles (35 km) to the southwest.
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5 towns share a border with Somers.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somers | #64 | B+ | C | — | B | A |
| Enfield | #118 | C+ | C | C+ | C | B+ |
| Ellington | #59 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Stafford | #107 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | A− |
| Hazardville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crystal Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Somers, Ellington and Stafford report no FBI crime data of their own. Hazardville and Crystal Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Somers with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Somers grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #64 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $396,000, 12% below the Connecticut typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
8 notable people were born here, including William Strong and Hannah Soar.
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