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Chaplin vs Roxbury vs Washington
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 highest household income ($124k).
Washington has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
2,185 |
3,676Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
49.9±5.5 21% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Washington and Chaplin 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
26.9%±5.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
53.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$101,549±$16k 6% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington 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 |
$660,200±$130k 80% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,204±$264Lowest 19% 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 | $4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$4,709 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury 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% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
79%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
26 minLowest 4% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Lowest CT: 16% |
20.1%±9Highest CT: 16% |
| Washington 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 | — | — | #17 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 12 | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | Shepaug Valley School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 9.1Highest |
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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.