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Baltic vs Southwick vs Chaplin vs Bantam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
Southwick has the most expensive homes ($398k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Bantam has the shortest commute (27 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 | Baltic | Southwick | Chaplin | Bantam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,157 |
9,217Highest |
2,070 |
810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.8±1.8 20% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8 12% above U.S. |
47.2±15.7Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Bantam and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bantam and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±8.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bantam and Southwick 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Southwick 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 15% below U.S. |
$120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
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| Southwick 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 41% below U.S. |
$397,500±$27kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24k 23% below U.S. |
$317,700±$40k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 12% below U.S. |
$1,332±$72 6% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$688±$106Lowest 51% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$5,331Highest 71% above U.S. |
$4,524 45% above U.S. |
$3,984 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bantam and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
49.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1953 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±7.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Southwick 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 | — | #211 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — |
| High school in town | — | Southwick Regional School | Parish Hill High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.