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Suffield vs Chaplin vs Franklin vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 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 | Suffield | Chaplin | Franklin | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
2,070 |
2,004Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Suffield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Suffield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Chaplin 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Franklin School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
7.5Lowest |
— | 8.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.