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Chaplin vs Baltic vs Montville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Montville has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
1,157Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Chaplin and Montville 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% |
18.2%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Montville and Chaplin 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% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Montville 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% |
25.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Montville 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 |
$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT |
| Montville and Chaplin 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 |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% 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 |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Montville and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | — | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 9.2Highest |
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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.