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Chaplin vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Bozrah

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%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).

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.

MeasureChaplinWindsor LocksKillinglyBozrah
People
Population
2,070Lowest
12,579
17,867Highest
2,293
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
43.7±4.8
6% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
46.4±7.4Highest
13% above CT
Bozrah 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%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
20.5%±5Highest
CT: 20.2%
Bozrah and Killingly 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%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
21.8%±3.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
Bozrah 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%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
32.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±6.2Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$108,516±$11kHighest
13% above CT
Bozrah 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
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$311,200±$26kHighest
15% below CT
Bozrah and Killingly 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
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,426±$108
4% below CT
Chaplin and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,524Highest
32% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$4,438
33% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.6%±27.7Lowest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
47.2%±12.5
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Bozrah 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%
10.9%
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
11.7%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
87.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
12 yrs newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1969
2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
29 min
8% above CT
Work from home
18.1%±10Highest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
7.5%±3.6Lowest
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 — #109 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT —
School district Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Bozrah School District
High school in town Parish Hill High School — Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
7.5Lowest
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11.1Highest
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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.