What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Westminster has the most homeowners (87.6%).

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	Westminster
People
Population	16,889Highest	8,374Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+12.9% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	41.6±3Lowest 7% above U.S.	48.3±4.6Highest 24% above U.S.
	Westminster and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	21.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Westminster 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%	26%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,708±$15kHighest 33% above U.S.	$106,331±$22kLowest 32% above U.S.
	Seymour and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$370,000±$19kLowest 11% above U.S.	$422,000±$36kHighest 27% above U.S.
	Westminster and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,608±$86Lowest 14% above U.S.	$1,843±$268Highest 30% above U.S.
	Westminster and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,635Highest 113% above U.S.	$4,973Lowest 59% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	60%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Westminster 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 U.S.: 12.5%	2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S.	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	12.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Seymour and Westminster 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	#112 of 282 in MA
School district	Seymour School District	Ashburnham-Westminster
High school in town	Seymour High School	Oakmont Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Lowest	13.6Highest
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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.