Compare towns
Goshen vs Chaplin vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the highest household income ($152k).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
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 | Goshen | Chaplin | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,196Highest |
2,070Lowest |
2,303 |
| Median age | 51.4±3.6 25% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
| Lyme and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Chaplin and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.4 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.7% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
| Goshen and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,400±$71k 31% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
| Lyme and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
| Lyme and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,292 20% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Chaplin and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% CT: 10% |
5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.3% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 58% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
31 minLowest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Regional School District 20 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| 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.