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Baltic vs Chaplin vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
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 | Baltic | Chaplin | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
2,070 |
4,243Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Chaplin and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
| Middlefield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Middlefield 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 | — | — | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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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.