Compare towns
Bethany vs Windsor Locks vs Seymour
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 highest household income ($166k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Bethany | Windsor Locks | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,288Lowest |
12,579 |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9Highest 3% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Bethany and Seymour 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 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% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Bethany 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 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 |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Bethany and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #30 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Windsor Locks School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.