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Windsor Locks vs Ansonia vs Suffield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Seymour has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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 | Windsor Locks | Ansonia | Suffield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
19,033Highest |
15,702 |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Suffield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Suffield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
10.9 |
11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.