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Killingly vs Seymour vs Naugatuck

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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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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.

MeasureKillinglySeymourNaugatuck
People
Population
17,867
16,889Lowest
31,800Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-1.1%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
41.6±3Highest
about the CT average
39.8±2.4
3% below CT
Seymour and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.9%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
Naugatuck 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
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
15.6%±2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
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
CT: 42.5%
33.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
32.2%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1
CT: 7.1%
7.8%±1.7Highest
CT: 7.1%
Naugatuck and Seymour 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
$107,708±$15kHighest
12% above CT
$96,324±$9k
about the CT average
Seymour and Naugatuck 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
$370,000±$19kHighest
about the CT average
$259,100±$13kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
$1,369±$58
8% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$6,362
4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.2%±9.4Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Seymour and Killingly 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%
6.7%
CT: 10%
6.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
74.2%Highest
CT: 66.5%
67.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1971
4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
5% above CT
32 min
21% above CT
33 minHighest
26% above CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5Highest
CT: 16%
15%±2.8
CT: 16%
Seymour and Naugatuck 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 #116 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Seymour School District Naugatuck School District
High school in town Killingly High School Seymour High School Naugatuck High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
11.8
15.2Highest
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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.