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Franklin vs Winsted vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Franklin | Winsted | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
6,977Highest |
2,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% 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 | 27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 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+ | 27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.8% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Franklin and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,934 41% below CT |
$3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Winsted and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Franklin School District | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.