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Windsor Locks vs Mansfield vs Chaplin 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1961).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Chaplin has the most homeowners (82.9%).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Chaplin | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
25,358Highest |
2,070Lowest |
16,889 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Chaplin 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% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 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% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Seymour and Mansfield 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 |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour and Mansfield 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 |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Chaplin 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 | #45 of 149 in CT | — | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | E. O. Smith High School | Parish Hill High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
11.8Highest |
7.5Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.