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Somerville, MA vs Torrington, CT

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Are people in Torrington older or younger than people in Somerville?
- The Median Age in Torrington is 13.8 years older than in Somerville.

Are housing costs cheaper in Torrington or Somerville?
- Torrington housing costs are 71.0% less expensive than Somerville housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Torrington or Somerville?
- The average commute for residents of Torrington is 7.3 minutes shorter than it is for residents of Somerville.

Things to do in Somerville?
Somerville, Massachusetts offers a unique mix between its university campuses like Harvard Square or Tufts University combined with enough shops and restaurants on Davis Square for any night owl.

Things to do in Torrington?
Torrington CT situated Northwest part Connecticut riverside community numerous parks open spaces ideal spot visit relax

 Somerville, MATorrington, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,447329,725,481
 Median Income$108,896  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock45.638.4
 Avg. Home Price$762,800  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.0%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time31.57  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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