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Plainville vs Wallingford 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 most affordable homes ($254k 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.
| Measure | Plainville | Wallingford | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
44,362Highest |
16,889Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
42.6±1.8 4% above CT |
41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
| Plainville and Wallingford 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% |
18.8%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Wallingford and Plainville 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Plainville 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 |
$104,773±$5k 9% above CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$353,100±$8k 4% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Seymour and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,374±$84 8% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$5,963 10% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Seymour and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
72.8% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Wallingford 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 | #108 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Wallingford School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Lyman Hall High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
10.5Lowest |
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.