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Chaplin vs Roxbury vs Putnam
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 affordable homes ($255k median).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Roxbury | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
2,185 |
9,292Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Roxbury 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 |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Roxbury 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±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Roxbury and Chaplin 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 |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury 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% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Roxbury 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 | Regional School District 12 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | 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.