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Chaplin vs Putnam vs Quinebaug
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
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 | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
9,292Highest |
1,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Chaplin 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% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Putnam 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 |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
| Quinebaug 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 30% below CT |
$269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
| Putnam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Putnam 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% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District | — |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School | — |
| 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.