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Ansonia vs Winchester 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 renters (41.9% rent).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Winchester | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
10,284Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Winchester 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% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest 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±$10k 10% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% 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 | $5,446 18% below CT |
$4,780Lowest 28% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Winchester and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
65.8% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Northwestern Regional High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.7Lowest |
11.8 |
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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.