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Chaplin vs Somers vs Thomaston
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 people working from home (18.1%).
Somers has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Thomaston has the most renters (22.3% 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 | Somers | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
10,308Highest |
7,492 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Somers 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% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Somers 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% |
37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston 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 |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
| Somers and Thomaston 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 |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,184±$346 20% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Chaplin and Somers 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,915 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Somers 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 | — | #66 of 149 in CT | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Somers School District | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Somers High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
7.7 |
10.7Highest |
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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.