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Chaplin vs Putnam vs Brooklyn
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%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k 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 | Putnam | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn 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% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn 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 |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,538Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.