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Chaplin vs Morris vs Thomaston
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).
Morris has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Thomaston 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 | Morris | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
2,164 |
7,492Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
| Morris 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% |
17.9%±4.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Morris 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% |
29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Morris 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% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston 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 |
$109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
| Morris and Thomaston 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 |
$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$134 19% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Chaplin and Morris 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 |
$5,273 21% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
6.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
29 min 11% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Morris 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 | — | — | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 20 | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.