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Chaplin vs Thomaston vs Windsor
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).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 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 | Thomaston | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
7,492 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Windsor 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%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Windsor 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% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Windsor 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 |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor 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 |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Thomaston 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 |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor 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 |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Windsor 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% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Thomaston School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Thomaston High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
10.7Highest |
10.2 |
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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.