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Bantam vs Chaplin vs Windham
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 expensive homes ($318k median).
Chaplin has the most homeowners (82.9%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 33.7).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,070 |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Bantam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windham and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Bantam and Chaplin 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 |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,633Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Bantam 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 | — | — | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.