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Middlebury vs Chaplin vs Plainfield
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 people working from home (18.1%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807 |
2,070Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Middlebury and Chaplin 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% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Plainfield 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%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Chaplin 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% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest 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±$14k about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Middlebury and Chaplin 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 |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Chaplin and Plainfield 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 |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainfield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest 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 |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.