What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Webster has the most renters (40.2% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Seymour	Webster
People
Population	16,889Lowest	17,748Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	41.6±3Highest 7% above U.S.	39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average
	Seymour and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Webster 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 U.S.: 17.2%	19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Webster 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Seymour and Webster 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 33% above U.S.	$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$370,000±$19kHighest 11% above U.S.	$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S.
	Seymour and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,608±$86Highest 14% above U.S.	$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,635Highest 113% above U.S.	$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Webster 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 U.S.: 12.5%	12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S.	1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above U.S.	31 minLowest 16% above U.S.
Work from home	16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#105 of 149 in CT	#271 of 282 in MA
School district	Seymour School District	Webster
High school in town	Seymour High School	Bartlett High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	11.6Lowest
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U.S. 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.