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Hampton vs Suffield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 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 | Hampton | Suffield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,647Lowest |
15,702 |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
| Hampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$107,708±$15kLowest 12% above CT |
| Suffield and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Hampton 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hampton School District | Suffield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
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.