Compare towns
Chaplin vs Quinebaug vs Union vs Franklin
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 renters (17.1% rent).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Union | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,070Highest |
1,193 |
944Lowest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
49.9±4.3 21% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Union 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24% CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Union 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 |
$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Franklin 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 |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
| Union and Franklin 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 |
— | — | $767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Chaplin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,793Highest 28% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Union 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% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
92.9% CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 min 20% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Union School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | — | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5 |
— | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.