What stands out worked out from the figures below

Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).

Deep River has the shortest commute (24 min average).

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	Deep River
People
Population	16,889Highest	4,458Lowest
Median age	41.6±3Lowest about the CT average	46.2±5.6Highest 12% above CT
	Deep River 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%	16.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Seymour and Deep River 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%	22.1%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Deep River 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%	3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Seymour and Deep River 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	$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT
	Seymour and Deep River 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	$362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average
	Seymour and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT	$1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,635Highest about the CT average	$6,092Lowest 8% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Deep River and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%	8.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16%	15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Seymour and Deep River 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	#70 of 149 in CT
School district	Seymour School District	Deep River School District · Regional School District 04
High school in town	Seymour High School	Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	9.3Lowest
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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.