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Seymour vs Warren vs Plainville
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 kids (19.3% under 18).
Warren has the most homeowners (93.3%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 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.
| Measure | Seymour | Warren | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,889 |
1,415Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 41.6±3Lowest about the CT average |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Plainville 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% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Warren and Plainville 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% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Warren and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,000±$19k about the CT average |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
— | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,635Highest about the CT average |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Warren 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% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Warren 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Seymour School District | Regional School District 20 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Seymour High School | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.