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Chaplin vs Orange vs Plainfield
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 people working from home (18.1%).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Orange | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
14,315 |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Orange 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Plainfield 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% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange 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% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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 about the CT average |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Orange 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 | — | #38 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
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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.