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Chaplin vs Franklin vs Prospect
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%).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Franklin | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
2,004Lowest |
9,458Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
| Prospect and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin 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 |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Prospect 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 | — | — | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Franklin School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.