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Hampton vs Canaan vs Colebrook vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most kids (19.7% under 18).
Canaan has the most people working from home (29.2%).
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Chaplin has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
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 | Hampton | Canaan | Colebrook | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,647 |
1,175Lowest |
1,494 |
2,070Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3 25% above CT |
54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT |
52.1±5 27% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Canaan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Canaan and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% CT: 42.5% |
49.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
36.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$89,632±$25kLowest 6% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Colebrook and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
| Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,331Highest 5% below CT |
$6,211 7% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Canaan and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
16%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% CT: 66.5% |
83.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
17 minLowest 37% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
| Canaan and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Hampton School District | Canaan School District · Regional School District 01 | Colebrook School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Housatonic Valley Regional High School | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.