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Killingly vs Morris vs Seymour vs Montville

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).
Morris has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
Montville has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyMorrisSeymourMontville
People
Population
17,867
2,164Lowest
16,889
17,950Highest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
41.6±3
about the CT average
42.8±4.1
4% above CT
Morris and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
18.2%±2.8
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%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
17%±2.1
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
33.3%
CT: 42.5%
25.5%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
6%±1.6
CT: 7.1%
Seymour and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$109,191±$25kHighest
14% above CT
$107,708±$15k
12% above CT
$96,454±$11k
about the CT average
Morris and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
$370,000±$19k
about the CT average
$285,600±$13kLowest
22% below CT
Morris and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
$1,187±$99
20% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,273
21% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$4,565
31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3
CT: 52.6%
41.4%±8.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Morris and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.8%
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
7.8%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
89.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
74.2%
CT: 66.5%
81.8%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1967Lowest
same as CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1971
4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
29 min
11% above CT
32 minHighest
21% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5
CT: 16%
5.5%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Morris 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 — #105 of 149 in CT #95 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 20 Seymour School District Montville School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Seymour High School Montville High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
—
11.8Highest
9.2Lowest
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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.