What stands out worked out from the figures below

Seymour has the youngest population (median age 41.6).

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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	Seymour	Beacon Falls
People
Population	16,889Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	41.6±3Lowest about the CT average	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Seymour and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Seymour and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
	Seymour and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
	Seymour and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,608±$86Lowest 8% above CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,635Highest about the CT average	$6,534Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 21% above CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls and Seymour 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	#105 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Seymour School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Seymour High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	11.2Lowest
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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.