Compare towns
Seymour vs Beacon Falls vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Seymour | Beacon Falls | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,889 |
6,147Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.6±3 about the CT average |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| 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% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Ansonia 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% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.3% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Ansonia 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±$42k 6% above CT |
$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below 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±$34k 5% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% 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±$86 8% above CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,476±$121Lowest about the CT average |
| 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 |
$6,534 about the CT average |
$5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest 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 | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Seymour School District | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Seymour High School | Woodland Regional High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
11.2Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.