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Chaplin vs Prospect vs Sterling
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%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Sterling has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Prospect | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
9,458Highest |
3,629 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
| Prospect 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% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Prospect 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Sterling 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
| Prospect and Sterling 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 |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$283,400±$17k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Lowest about the CT average |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
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| Prospect 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 |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,551 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Sterling 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 | — | #50 of 149 in CT | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 16 | Sterling 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.