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Chaplin vs Windsor vs Mansfield 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).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Windsor | Mansfield | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
29,468Highest |
25,358 |
2,604 |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
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%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Voluntown 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% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3 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% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$101,964±$25k 6% above CT |
| Windsor and Voluntown 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 |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Voluntown and Mansfield 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 |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Windsor and Mansfield 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 |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$4,955 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield 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 | — | #117 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Windsor High School | E. O. Smith High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
10.2 |
11.8Highest |
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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.