What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chaplin has the most homeowners (82.9%).

Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).

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	Chaplin	Hartford
People
Population	2,070Lowest	121,127Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-3% CT: +0.9%
Median age	43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT	33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT
Kids under 18	15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1%	9.2%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Chaplin and Hartford 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	$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$255,200±$24kHighest 30% below CT	$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT
	Chaplin and Hartford 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	$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT
	Chaplin and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,524Lowest 32% below CT	$4,603Highest 31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hartford 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%	26.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 22% above CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	18.1%±10Highest CT: 16%	9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16%
	Chaplin and Hartford 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	—	#146 of 149 in CT
School district	Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers
High school in town	Parish Hill High School	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	7.5Lowest	15.9Highest
On TownTapestry
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.