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Thompson vs Windsor Locks vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thompson has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Chaplin has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Thompson | Windsor Locks | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,337 |
12,579Highest |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Thompson and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest 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 | $93,629±$18k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $291,900±$24kHighest 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Thompson and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822 42% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±18.7 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 | #130 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Thompson School District | Windsor Locks School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | Windsor Locks High School | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9 |
8.9Highest |
7.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.