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Seymour vs Killingly vs Montville

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 most people working from home (16.4%).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Montville has the most homeowners (81.8%).

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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.

MeasureSeymourKillinglyMontville
People
Population
16,889Lowest
17,867
17,950Highest
Median age
41.6±3
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
42.8±4.1Highest
4% above CT
Montville and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.2%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Seymour 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%
19.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
17%±2.1
CT: 18.5%
Killingly and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
25.5%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.4%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6%±1.6
CT: 7.1%
Seymour and Montville 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
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$96,454±$11k
about the CT average
Seymour and Montville 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
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$285,600±$13kLowest
22% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,187±$99
20% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,565
31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.2%±17.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
41.4%±8.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Seymour and Killingly 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%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
7.8%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.2%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
81.8%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1971
4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
21% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
Work from home
16.4%±3.5Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
5.5%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Seymour and Killingly 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 #136 of 149 in CT #95 of 149 in CT
School district Seymour School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Montville School District
High school in town Seymour High School Killingly High School Montville High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.8Highest
11.1
9.2Lowest
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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.