What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the most affordable homes ($286k median).

Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Montville	Seymour
People
Population	17,950Highest	16,889Lowest
Median age	42.8±4.1Highest 4% above CT	41.6±3Lowest about the CT average
	Montville and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Seymour and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Montville and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	33.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.4%±2.1Highest 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	$96,454±$11kLowest about the CT average	$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT
	Seymour and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT	$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT	$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Lowest 31% below CT	$6,635Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Seymour and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest CT: 10%	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	32 minHighest 21% above CT
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16%	16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#95 of 149 in CT	#105 of 149 in CT
School district	Montville School District	Seymour School District
High school in town	Montville High School	Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2Lowest	11.8Highest
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Old photos in History	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.