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Killingly vs Woodstock vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
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 | Killingly | Woodstock | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
8,319 |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
| Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,202±$94 19% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,357Highest 19% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Woodstock 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #85 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | The Woodstock Academy | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
16.2Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.