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Middlebury vs Chaplin vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Haddam has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Middlebury | Chaplin | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807 |
2,070Lowest |
8,644Highest |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Middlebury and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Middlebury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | — | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.