Compare towns
Plainville vs Stepney vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Stepney has the highest household income ($154k).
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.
| Measure | Plainville | Stepney | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
3,979Lowest |
16,889 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
| Stepney and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,608±$86 8% above CT |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | — | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.