What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canaan has the most expensive homes ($469k median).

Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Canaan	Chaplin
People
Population	1,175Lowest	2,070Highest
Median age	54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT	43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT
Kids under 18	14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	15.7%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Chaplin and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%	20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1%	10.1%±6.2Lowest 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	$89,632±$25kLowest 6% 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	$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT	$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT	$1,473±$275Lowest 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	$6,331Highest 5% below CT	$4,524Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6%	33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	16%Highest CT: 10%	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	17 minLowest 37% below CT	32 minHighest 22% above CT
Work from home	29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16%	18.1%±10Lowest CT: 16%
	Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Canaan School District · Regional School District 01	Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town	Housatonic Valley Regional High School	Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.4Highest	7.5Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.