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Chaplin vs Killingly vs Coventry vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Coventry has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).

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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.

MeasureChaplinKillinglyCoventryWindham
People
Population
2,070Lowest
17,867
35,907Highest
23,961
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
43.7±4.8
12% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
33.7±1.9Lowest
13% below U.S.
Coventry 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
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
20.1%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
14.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chaplin and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±6.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
15.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,846±$14k
21% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$102,946±$8kHighest
28% above U.S.
$55,736±$5kLowest
31% below U.S.
Coventry and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$255,200±$24k
23% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$356,200±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
$209,800±$9kLowest
37% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,473±$275Highest
4% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,107±$69
22% below U.S.
Chaplin and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,524
45% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
$4,633
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.6%±27.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
20.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
47.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
Work from home
18.1%±10Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
6.1%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Chaplin and Coventry 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI #143 of 149 in CT
School district Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Coventry Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Parish Hill High School Killingly High School Coventry High School Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school
7.5Lowest
11.1
12.3Highest
9.8
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U.S. 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.