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Bethany vs Union vs Chaplin
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).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Union | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,288Highest |
944Lowest |
2,070 |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
| Union 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% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Chaplin 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% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Bethany 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 |
$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$4,793 28% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Chaplin 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% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
92.9% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above CT |
32 minLowest 20% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Bethany 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Union School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.