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Chaplin vs Thomaston 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 people working from home (18.1%).
Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
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 | Thomaston | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
7,492 |
9,292Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Putnam 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% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston 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% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest 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±$14k about the CT average |
$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Thomaston 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 |
$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Thomaston and Putnam 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 |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Putnam 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 | — | #106 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Thomaston School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Thomaston High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
10.7Highest |
9.5 |
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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.