What stands out worked out from the figures below

Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

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	Thomaston
People
Population	16,889Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	41.6±3Highest about the CT average	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	Seymour and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston 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%	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Thomaston 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%	34%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Seymour and Thomaston 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	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT
	Seymour and Thomaston 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	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,635Highest about the CT average	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#105 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Seymour School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Seymour High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	10.7Lowest
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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.