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Plainville vs Ware vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Ware has the oldest housing (typical home built 1960).
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 | Ware | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
10,048Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
41.6±3Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Plainville and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Seymour and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$107,708±$15kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$370,000±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,608±$86Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 54% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seymour and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Ware | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
11.1Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.