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Ansonia vs Douglas vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Ansonia | Douglas | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
9,207Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.6±3 7% above U.S. |
| Douglas and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Douglas and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ansonia and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$152,267±$10kHighest 89% above U.S. |
$107,708±$15k 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$470,600±$29kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$370,000±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
$1,608±$86Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Seymour and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Lowest 75% above U.S. |
$6,338 103% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Douglas and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #177 of 282 in MA | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Douglas | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Douglas High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
7.2Lowest |
11.8 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.