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Ansonia vs Norfolk vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).
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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 | Norfolk | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
1,723Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Norfolk and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| 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 10% below CT |
$91,548±$16k 4% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Norfolk and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
$6,065 9% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| 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 CT: 10% |
7.5% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min 3% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Norfolk 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 | — | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Norfolk School District | 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 |
CT 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.