What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

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

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	Thomaston	Seymour
People
Population	7,492Lowest	16,889Highest
Median age	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average	41.6±3Highest 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	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%	19.3%±3.9Lowest 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+	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%	16.8%±2.4Lowest 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+	34%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.4%±2.1Highest 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	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT	$107,708±$15kHighest 12% 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	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT	$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT	$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT	$6,635Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±17.3Lowest 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	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%	6.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	32 minHighest 21% above CT
Work from home	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#106 of 149 in CT	#105 of 149 in CT
School district	Thomaston School District	Seymour School District
High school in town	Thomaston High School	Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Lowest	11.8Highest
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Old photos in History	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.