Compare towns
Bethany vs Chaplin vs Windham vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Bethany | Chaplin | Windham | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,288 |
2,070Lowest |
23,961Highest |
7,208 |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
| Durham and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest 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 | $166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
| Bethany and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Durham and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
| Chaplin and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #30 of 149 in CT | — | #143 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Windham High School | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
9.8Highest |
8.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.