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Chaplin vs Hebron vs Middlebury
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).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
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 | Hebron | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
9,157Highest |
7,807 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
| Hebron and Middlebury 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% |
20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Hebron 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% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury 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% |
52.7% CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Hebron 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 |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$133,487±$26k 39% above CT |
| Hebron and Middlebury 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 |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Hebron and Chaplin 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 |
$8,263 24% above CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron 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% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hebron 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 | — | #28 of 149 in CT | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | RHAM High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
9.3Highest |
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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.