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Killingly vs Northbridge vs Seymour

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Northbridge has the most expensive homes ($449k median).
Seymour has the most homeowners (74.2%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyNorthbridgeSeymour
People
Population
17,867Highest
16,458Lowest
16,889
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.8±2.6Highest
13% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
Northbridge and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Northbridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.4%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Seymour 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
U.S.: 35.7%
36.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Seymour and Killingly 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
4% above U.S.
$111,319±$19kHighest
38% above U.S.
$107,708±$15k
33% above U.S.
Northbridge 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±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$448,600±$15kHighest
35% above U.S.
$370,000±$19k
11% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,207±$102
15% below U.S.
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,821
55% above U.S.
$6,635Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±9.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Northbridge 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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
70.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
31 min
17% above U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.2%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Seymour and Northbridge 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 #226 of 282 in MA #105 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Northbridge Seymour School District
High school in town Killingly High School Northbridge High Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
10.8Lowest
11.8Highest
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U.S. 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.