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Plainville vs Chaplin vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Colebrook has the most expensive homes ($343k median).
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 | Plainville | Chaplin | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
2,070 |
1,494Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Colebrook and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
| Colebrook and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
| Chaplin and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.