Estimated median house or condo value in 2022:$419,191 (it was$193,900in 2000)
Somers:
$419,191
CT:
$347,200
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units:$356,092;detached houses:$368,662;townhouses or other attached units:$222,514;in 2-unit structures:$281,599;in 3-to-4-unit structures:$156,197;in 5-or-more-unit structures:$146,539;mobile homes:$46,042March 2022 cost of living index in Somers:one hundred and ten point eight(more than average, U.S. average is 100)
According to our research of Connecticut and other state lists, therewere 9 registered sex offendersliving in Somers, Connecticutas of July 03, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Somers is1,272 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city islowerthan the state average.
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 wasseventy-eight point six. This is about average.
City:
seventy-eight point six
U.S.:
seventy-two point six
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 waszero point three one two. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
zero point three one two
U.S.:
zero point two five one
Nitrogen Dioxide (NOtwo) [ppb] level in 2022 wasten point one. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
ten point one
U.S.:
five point one
Sulfur Dioxide (SOtwo) [ppb] level in 2022 waszero point one five seven. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
zero point one five seven
U.S.:
one point five one five
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 wasthirty point six. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
thirty point six
U.S.:
thirty-three point three
Particulate Matter (PMten) [µg/mthree] level in 2022 wasthirteen point eight. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
thirteen point eight
U.S.:
nineteen point two
Particulate Matter (PMtwo point five) [µg/mthree] level in 2022 wasseven point one four. This is about average.Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
seven point one four
U.S.:
eight point one one
Tornado activity:
Somers-area historical tornado activity isslightly aboveConnecticut state average. It is12%smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On10/3/1979, acategoryF4 (max. wind speeds207-260 mph)tornadothirteen point twomiles away from the Somers town centerkilledthreepeopleand injuredfive hundredpeopleand causedbetween$50,000,000and$500,000,000in damages.
On5/10/1954, acategoryF3 (max. wind speeds158-206 mph)tornadofive point threemiles away from the town centerinjuredtwopeopleand causedbetween$5000and$50,000in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Somers-area historical earthquake activity issignificantly aboveConnecticut state average. It is71% smallerthan the overall U.S. average.
On10/7/1983at10:18:46, a magnitude5.3 (5.1 MB,5.3 LG,5.1 ML, Class:Moderate, Intensity:VI - VII)earthquake occurredone hundred and sixty-five point sevenmiles away from Somers center On4/20/2002at10:50:47, a magnitude5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth:3.0 mi)earthquake occurredone hundred and eighty-fivemiles away from Somers center On4/20/2002at10:50:47, a magnitude5.2 (5.2 MB,4.2 MS,5.2 MW,5.0 MW)earthquake occurredone hundred and eighty-three point sevenmiles away from Somers center On1/19/1982at00:14:42, a magnitude4.7 (4.5 MB,4.7 MD,4.5 LG, Class:Light, Intensity:IV - V)earthquake occurredone hundred and twelve point sevenmiles away from the city center On10/16/2012at23:12:25, a magnitude4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth:10.0 mi)earthquake occurredone hundred and forty-three point fivemiles away from the city center On8/23/2011at17:51:04, a magnitude5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth:3.7 mi)earthquake occurredfour hundred and five point threemiles away from Somers center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tolland County(24)isgreaterthan the US average(15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared:thirteen Emergencies Declared:eleven
Causes of natural disasters:Hurricanes:six, Snowstorms:five, Storms:five, Blizzards:three, Floods:three, Snows:three, Winter Storms:three, Snowfall:one, Tropical Storm:one, Wind:one, Other:one(Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Somers:
BLAIR MANOR(Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; ENFIELD, CT)
EVERGREEN HEALTH CARE CENTER(Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT)
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALAcute Care Hospitals(about 4 miles away; STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT)
WINGATE AT HAMPDEN REHABILITATIVE AND SKLD NURS RESI(Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; HAMPDEN, MA)
PACE REHAB AND HOME CARE SERVICES, INC(Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; HAMPDEN, MA)
WINGATE AT EAST LONGMEADOW REHAB AND SKILLED NUR RES(Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; EAST LONGMEADOW, MA)
C I B: AVON ST COMM RES(Hospital, about 6 miles away; ENFIELD, CT)
11 miles:WINDSOR LOCKS (S. MAIN ST. (RTE. 159)).Services:public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
11 miles:SPRINGFIELD (66 LYMAN ST.).Services:ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
14 miles:WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.).Services:enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
SOMERS PUBLIC LIBRARY(Operating income:$403,599;Location:51 NINTH DISTRICT RD.; 57,114books; eighteene-books; 1,868audio materials; 2,407video materials; sixlocal licensed databases; thirtystate licensed databases; one hundred and forty-twoprint serial subscriptions; oneelectronic serial subscriptions)
Tourist attractions:James F King Indian Museum (Turnpike Road), Somers Historical Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 9 Battle Street), Somers Mountain Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 332 Turnpike Road).
Tolland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening levelbetween 2 and 4 pCi/L(pico curies per liter) -Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Somers and their reported violations in the past:
CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Population served:5,460,Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) -InJUL-2008, Contaminant:Coliform. Follow-up actions:St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2008),St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2008),St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2008),St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) -BetweenOCT-2013andDEC-2013, Contaminant:Chlorine. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2014), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) -BetweenOCT-2013andDEC-2013, Contaminant:Chlorine. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2014), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) -BetweenJUL-2013andSEP-2013, Contaminant:Chlorine. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2014), St Public Notif requested (FEB-03-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) -BetweenJUL-2007andSEP-2007, Contaminant:Chlorine. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-06-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-18-2007)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) -BetweenJUL-2005andSEP-2005, Contaminant:Chlorine. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-12-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-19-2006)
Oneroutine major monitoring violation
Oneminor monitoring violation
one hundred and eighty-threeregular monitoring violations
WORTHINGTON POND FARM (Population served:two hundred and sixty-two,Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
sixroutine major monitoring violations
tworegular monitoring violations
NORTH SHORE CAMPGROUND (ServesME,Population served:sixty,Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Acute (TCR) -InAUG-2005, Contaminant:Coliform. Follow-up actions:St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-16-2005),St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-16-2005),St Public Notif received (2times fromNOV-16-2005 to NOV-16-2005),St Boil Water Order (NOV-16-2005),St Public Notif requested (NOV-16-2005),St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2007)
Past monitoring violations:
tworoutine major monitoring violations
Oneregular monitoring violation
BEAVER RIVER GOLF CLUB, INC. (ServesRI,Population served:twenty-five,Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) -BetweenOCT-2013andDEC-2013, Contaminant:Coliform. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2013),St Boil Water Order (OCT-25-2013),St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2013),St Formal NOV issued (OCT-25-2013),St Compliance achieved (NOV-20-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) -BetweenOCT-2011andDEC-2011, Contaminant:Coliform. Follow-up actions:St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2011),St Boil Water Order (NOV-09-2011),St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2011),St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2011),St Public Notif received (NOV-23-2011),St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
tworoutine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Somers that have no violations reported:
TOWN OF SOMERS - RYE HILL SYSTEM (Address:SOMERS TOWN HALL,Population served:three hundred and fifty-two,Primary Water Source Type:Purch surface water)
Average household size:
This town:
2.7 people
Connecticut:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
78.6%
Whole state:
66.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
5.1%
Whole state:
6.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples:0.3%of all households
Gay men:0.2%of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:
4.6%
Whole state:
7.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:
2.1%
Whole state:
3.9%
2,339people in state prisonsin 2010 twenty-twopeople in group homes intended for adultsin 2010 2,291people in state prisonsin 2000 sixpeople in homes for the mentally retardedin 2000
Banks with branches in Somers (2011 data):
Bank of America, National Association: Somers Branchat595 Main Street, branch established on1954/10/05. Info updated2009/11/18:Bank assets:$1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits:$1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters inCharlotte, NC, positive income,five thousand seven hundred and eighty-twototal offices, Holding Company:Bank Of America Corporation
Rockville Bank: Somers Branchat612 Main Street, branch established on1970/04/16. Info updated2011/12/05:Bank assets:$1,748.3 mil, Deposits:$1,413.1 mil, headquarters inVernon Rockville, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization,twenty-twototal offices, Holding Company:Rockville Financial, Inc.
Webster Bank, National Association: Somers Branchat637 Main Street, branch established on1975/11/12. Info updated2008/12/23:Bank assets:$18,674.3 mil, Deposits:$13,861.5 mil, headquarters inWaterbury, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization,one hundred and sixty-seventotal offices, Holding Company:Webster Financial Corporation
Religion statistics for Somers, CT (based on Tolland County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
43,500
fourteen
Mainline Protestant
11,178
thirty-eight
Evangelical Protestant
4,069
twenty-seven
Other
1,302
eight
Orthodox
one hundred
one
None
92,542
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E.,et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Richard J Brainerd, 248 Hall Hill Road (Ct-0005) (Lat:forty-two point zero zero two five eight threeLon:-72.485000),Type:56.4,Structure height:09013 m,Overall height:54.9 m,Registrant:Fdh Infrastructure Services, Rick.Brainerd@fdh-Is.Com, Ralei-gh,Phone:(919) 367-5245
Richard J Brainerd, 248 Hall Hill Road (Ct-0005) (Lat:forty-two point zero zero two five eight threeLon:-72.485000),Type:56.4,Structure height:09013 m,Overall height:54.9 m,Registrant:Eco-Site Ii LLC, Isullivan@eco-Site.Com, Suite 575, Morri-sville,Phone:(919) 246-8639
Richard J Brainerd, 248 Hall Hill Road (Ct-0005) (Lat:forty-two point zero zero two five eight threeLon:-72.485000),Type:56.4,Structure height:09013 m,Overall height:54.9 m,Licensee ID:C,Registrant:Eco-Site Ii LLC, Isullivan@eco-Site.Com, Suite 575, Morri-sville,Phone:(919) 246-8639
Donna Kellison, 248 Hall Hill Road (Ct-0005) (Lat:forty-two point zero zero two five eight threeLon:-72.485000),Type:56.4,Structure height:09013 m,Overall height:54.9 m,Registrant:Eco-Site LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton,Phone:(561) 406-4015
Donna Hickey, 248 Hall Hill Road (Ct-0005) (Lat:forty-two point zero zero two five eight threeLon:-72.485000),Type:56.4,Structure height:09013 m,Overall height:54.9 m,Registrant:Eco-Site LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton,Phone:(561) 406-4015
SOMERS, 126 Pioneer Heights Rd (Lat:forty-one point nine four eight seven five zeroLon:-72.492056),Type:Tower,Structure height:49.4 m,Overall height:50.6 m,Call Sign:WMK743, Assigned Frequencies:6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz,Grant Date:01/25/2011,Expiration Date:02/01/2021,Cancellation Date:06/17/2015,Registrant:Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630,Phone:(770) 797-1070,Fax:(770) 797-1036,Email:
SOMERS, Pioneer Hts Rd (Lat:forty-one point nine four eight nine seven twoLon:-72.491472),Overall height:52.7 m,Call Sign:WMQ881, Assigned Frequencies:6256.54 MHz,Grant Date:01/25/2011,Expiration Date:02/01/2021,Cancellation Date:08/18/2015,Certifier:Richard J Lynch,Registrant:Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630,Phone:(770) 797-1070,Fax:(770) 797-1036,Email:
ENFIELD, 2.4 Mi E Of (Lat:forty-one point nine seven seven three zero sixLon:-72.383111),Overall height:45.7 m,Call Sign:WMS938,Licensee ID:L00219539, Assigned Frequencies:6286.19 MHz,Grant Date:03/13/2001,Expiration Date:02/01/2011,Cancellation Date:06/18/2002,Certifier:Heather B Gold,Registrant:Intermedia Service LLC, 3625 Queen Palm Drive, Tampa, FL 33619,Phone:(813) 829-2400,Fax:(813) 663-2312
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of fire incidents - 56 took place in 2012, and the least - 13 in 2010. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.1%), and Outside Fires (28.6%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Somers, CT
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