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Windsor vs Seymour vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Seymour has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Chesterfield has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Seymour | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
16,889Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.6±3Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.3±7.6 14% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Seymour and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chesterfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seymour and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$107,708±$15k 33% above U.S. |
$103,967±$11kLowest 29% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$370,000±$19kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$390,800±$48kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Chesterfield and Windsor 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. |
$1,078±$409Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,969 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
10.3%±84.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seymour and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Seymour 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 | — |
| School district | — | Seymour School District | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Seymour High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.