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Bloomfield vs Seymour vs Killingly vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).

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.

MeasureBloomfieldSeymourKillinglyWindsor
People
Population
21,754
16,889Lowest
17,867
29,468Highest
Median age
48.4±3.3Highest
18% above CT
41.6±3
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
43.7±1.9
6% above CT
Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.7%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
20%±2
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.8%
CT: 42.5%
33.3%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3
CT: 7.1%
Bloomfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,725±$14k
3% above CT
$107,708±$15kHighest
12% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$104,725±$8k
9% above CT
Seymour and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$286,900±$11kLowest
22% below CT
$370,000±$19kHighest
about the CT average
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$305,200±$11k
17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,881±$175Highest
26% above CT
$1,608±$86
8% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,681±$62
13% above CT
Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,795
13% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,351
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.6%±11.2Highest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Bloomfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
74.2%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
12% below CT
32 minHighest
21% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
18.2%±3.1Highest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2
CT: 16%
Bloomfield 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 #139 of 149 in CT #105 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council Seymour School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town Academy of International Studies 6-12 Seymour High School Killingly High School Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.1Lowest
11.8Highest
11.1
10.2
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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.