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Ashford vs Sprague vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashford has the highest household income ($122k).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Chaplin has the most homeowners (82.9%).
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 | Ashford | Sprague | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,226Highest |
2,962 |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
| Sprague and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Ashford and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT |
$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Ashford and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,247±$144 16% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,982Highest 5% above CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Ashford and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above CT |
30 minLowest 12% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
| Ashford 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 | #90 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Ashford School District | Sprague School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.