It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Thompson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Thompson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Thompson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Thompson may be for you.
One downside of living in Thompson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.32 minutes every day commuting to work.
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.
