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Plainville vs Vernon 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).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
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 | Vernon | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
30,577Highest |
16,889Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Plainville and Seymour 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% |
16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Vernon 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% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Vernon 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% |
38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon 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 |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Seymour and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Vernon 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Vernon School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Rockville High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.8 |
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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.