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Prospect vs Chaplin vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Prospect | Chaplin | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
2,070Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Prospect and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 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 | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Prospect and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.