Compare towns
Killingly vs Killingworth vs Plainville vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
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 | Killingly | Killingworth | Plainville | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
6,240Lowest |
17,551 |
16,889 |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 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+ | 19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingworth and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,550 about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Killingworth 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #29 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 17 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Plainville High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 11.4 |
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.