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Bantam vs Chaplin vs Litchfield vs Norfolk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Litchfield has the oldest population (median age 49).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Bantam | Chaplin | Litchfield | Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,070Highest |
1,251 |
1,723 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -6.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
49±8.7Highest 19% above CT |
48.2±7.4 17% above CT |
| Litchfield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Bantam and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31.5%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Litchfield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65%Highest CT: 42.5% |
48.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$109,773±$24kHighest 15% above CT |
$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT |
| Litchfield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$409,000±$67k 11% above CT |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
| Norfolk and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,432±$409 4% below CT |
$1,190±$116 20% below CT |
| Chaplin and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$6,448Highest about the CT average |
$6,065 9% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±19 CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
7.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67% CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
29 min 8% above CT |
27 min 3% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
17.1%±6.5 CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Norfolk and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Norfolk School District |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.