Compare towns
Beacon Falls vs Durham vs Redding 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 affordable homes ($350k median).
Durham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k 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 | Durham | Redding | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,147 |
3,347Lowest |
8,780 |
16,889Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
47.9±5.4 17% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
| Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Beacon Falls 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% |
42.4% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Beacon Falls 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 |
$152,396±$32k 59% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Redding and Durham 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 |
$401,700±$32k 9% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286 29% above CT |
$1,625±$1k 9% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,608±$86Lowest 8% above CT |
| Redding 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 |
$7,107 7% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
90% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4 CT: 16% |
20%±6.7 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Redding and Beacon Falls 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | — | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | — | Joel Barlow High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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.