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Canaan vs Bantam vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most kids (28.2% under 18).
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Chaplin has the most homeowners (82.9%).
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 | Canaan | Bantam | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 961 |
810Lowest |
2,070Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.6±11.9Lowest 6% below CT |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
| Bantam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.2%±12Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Canaan and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±6.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 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+ | 32.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.1%±10.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,214±$38kLowest 50% below CT |
— | $97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$105kLowest 44% below CT |
$317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% 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 | $1,588±$618Highest 7% above CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
| Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,371Lowest 49% below CT |
$3,984 40% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±77.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Canaan and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.3%Highest CT: 10% |
14.4% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4% CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1953 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±11.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Bantam 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.