The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Thompson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thompson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Thompson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Thompson, the average commute to work is 31.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Thompson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Thompson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Thompson, 24.49% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $46,885, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,540 for a family of four. However, Thompson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Thompson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thompson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Thompson include French, Polish, Irish, English, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
