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Plymouth vs Chaplin vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the oldest population (median age 44.6).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
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 | Plymouth | Chaplin | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,746Highest |
2,070Lowest |
7,492 |
| Median age | 44.6±2.8Highest 9% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
| Plymouth and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,514±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT |
| Thomaston and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$14k 25% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT |
| Thomaston and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$132 14% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Chaplin and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,819 12% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±26.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 13.4%±5.1 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Plymouth 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 | #86 of 149 in CT | — | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plymouth School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Terryville High School | Parish Hill High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
7.5Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.