Compare towns
Chaplin vs Simsbury vs Voluntown
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).
Simsbury has the highest household income ($158k).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Simsbury | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
25,066Highest |
2,604 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Voluntown and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Simsbury 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% |
71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Simsbury 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 |
$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$101,964±$25k 6% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$356,100±$16k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$4,955 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48%±8.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Simsbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Simsbury 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 | — | #13 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Simsbury School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Simsbury High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.