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Ansonia vs Upton vs Seymour vs Killingly

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 renters (41.9% rent).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).

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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.

MeasureAnsoniaUptonSeymourKillingly
People
Population
19,033Highest
8,189Lowest
16,889
17,867
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
40.1±1.6
3% above U.S.
46.4±4.8Highest
19% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Upton 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%
23.2%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Upton and Killingly 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%
20.7%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Upton and Killingly 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%
53.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
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±$10k
6% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kHighest
93% above U.S.
$107,708±$15k
33% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
Upton 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.
$576,700±$41kHighest
73% above U.S.
$370,000±$19k
11% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121
4% above U.S.
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,446
75% above U.S.
$8,376Highest
169% above U.S.
$6,635
113% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Upton and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
32 min
21% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
9.1%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Upton 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 #46 of 282 in MA #105 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton Seymour School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Blackstone Valley Seymour High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.2Highest
11.2
11.8
11.1Lowest
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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.