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Bethany vs Seymour vs Windsor Locks vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethany has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Seymour has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Bethany | Seymour | Windsor Locks | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,288Lowest |
16,889Highest |
12,579 |
7,208 |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
| Durham and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
| Bethany and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Durham and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
| Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Windsor Locks 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 | #30 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Seymour School District | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Seymour High School | Windsor Locks High School | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.