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Chaplin vs Quinebaug vs Thompson
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 kids (15.7% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Thompson has the most expensive homes ($292k 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 | Quinebaug | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070 |
1,193Lowest |
9,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
54.1±2.2 32% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
11.4%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Chaplin and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.4%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Thompson 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Thompson 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$93,629±$18kLowest about the CT average |
| 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 |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$291,900±$24kHighest 20% below CT |
| Thompson 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 |
— | $1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
| Chaplin and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,822 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thompson 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.1%±4.4Lowest 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 | — | — | #130 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Thompson School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | — | Tourtellotte Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 7.9Highest |
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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.