Compare towns
Chaplin vs Baltic vs Coventry vs Ashford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Ashford has the highest household income ($122k).
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 | Chaplin | Baltic | Coventry | Ashford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,070 |
1,157Lowest |
12,326Highest |
4,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
37.9±10.3 8% below CT |
| Coventry and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±5.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.9%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
35.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT |
| Ashford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
$334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT |
| Ashford and Coventry 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 |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,246±$208 16% below CT |
| Chaplin and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
$6,982Highest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
47%±26 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
34 minHighest 30% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Ashford 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 | — | — | #41 of 149 in CT | #90 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Coventry School District | Ashford School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | — | Coventry High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 9.9Highest |
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| 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.