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Sprague vs Stepney vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Stepney has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Sprague | Stepney | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,962 |
3,979Highest |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
47.1±5.6 15% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Sprague and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Stepney and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
| Stepney and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,668 30% below CT |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 12% above CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Stepney 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 | #141 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Sprague School District | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.