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Beacon Falls vs Bethany vs Stepney vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Stepney has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Seymour has the most renters (25.8% rent).
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 | Beacon Falls | Bethany | Stepney | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,147 |
5,288 |
3,979Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
47.1±5.6 15% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
| Beacon Falls and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Stepney and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6% CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
54.2% CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$153,966±$16k 61% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Bethany and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT |
$418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Stepney and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286 29% above CT |
— | $2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,608±$86Lowest 8% above CT |
| Stepney and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,534Lowest about the CT average |
$8,313 25% above CT |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.1% CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
96.4% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1982 15 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
32 minLowest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | — | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | — | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | None in town | — | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
— | — | 11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.