Compare towns
Chaplin vs Windsor Locks vs Winsted
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 highest household income ($98k).
Windsor Locks has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% 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 | Windsor Locks | Winsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
12,579Highest |
6,977 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
| Winsted 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% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Chaplin 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% |
25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Lowest 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±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Chaplin 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 |
$1,183±$130Lowest 20% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 |
$3,754 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Winsted 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% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
8.9Highest |
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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.