Compare towns
Chaplin vs Union vs Windsor vs Windsor Locks
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%).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
Windsor Locks has the most renters (22.9% 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 | Union | Windsor | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,070 |
944Lowest |
29,468Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Union 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% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Chaplin 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% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 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±$14k about the CT average |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Windsor 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 |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Union and Windsor 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 |
— | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Windsor and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524 32% below CT |
$4,793 28% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 | — | — | #117 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Union School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | Windsor High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 10.2Highest |
8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.