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Tolland vs Chaplin vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tolland has the highest household income ($133k).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (27 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 | Tolland | Chaplin | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,606 |
2,070Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Chaplin and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Tolland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Tolland and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,403Highest 11% above CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Tolland 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 | #60 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Tolland School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Tolland High School | Parish Hill High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
7.5Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.