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Ansonia vs Lancaster 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).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Seymour has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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 | Lancaster | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
8,606Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9Highest 11% above U.S. |
41.6±3 7% above U.S. |
| Lancaster 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% |
19.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Seymour and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lancaster and Ansonia 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% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Lowest 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. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$107,708±$15k 33% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$370,000±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,608±$86 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Lowest 75% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$6,635 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Seymour 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% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #145 of 282 in MA | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Nashoba | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.