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Chaplin vs Hartland vs Bozrah
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 affordable homes ($255k median).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
Bozrah has the most kids (20.5% 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 | Hartland | Bozrah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
1,840Lowest |
2,293Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
48.8±4.9Highest 19% above CT |
46.4±7.4 13% above CT |
| Hartland and Bozrah 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% |
16%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bozrah and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Hartland and Bozrah 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% |
39.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
32.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Hartland 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 |
$113,375±$13kHighest 18% above CT |
$108,516±$11k 13% above CT |
| Hartland and Bozrah 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 |
$350,700±$21kHighest 4% below CT |
$311,200±$26k 15% below CT |
| Hartland and Bozrah 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 |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
$1,426±$108Lowest 4% below CT |
| Hartland 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 |
$5,633Highest 15% below CT |
$4,438Lowest 33% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bozrah 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% |
4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
29 minLowest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hartland and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Hartland School District | Bozrah School District |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.