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Killingly vs Seymour vs Northbridge

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

MeasureKillinglySeymourNorthbridge
People
Population
17,867Highest
16,889
16,458Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
43.8±2.6Highest
13% 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%
19.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±2.9Highest
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%
16.8%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
16.4%±2.1Lowest
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%
33.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.3Lowest
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.
$107,708±$15k
33% above U.S.
$111,319±$19kHighest
38% 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.
$370,000±$19k
11% above U.S.
$448,600±$15kHighest
35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,207±$102
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,635Highest
113% above U.S.
$4,821
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±9.8Highest
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%
6.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
70.5%Lowest
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.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
31 min
17% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.2%±3.6
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 #105 of 149 in CT #226 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Seymour School District Northbridge
High school in town Killingly High School Seymour High School Northbridge High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
11.8Highest
10.8Lowest
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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.