Compare towns
Union vs Chaplin vs Willimantic vs Bozrah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Union | Chaplin | Willimantic | Bozrah |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 944Lowest |
2,070 |
18,096Highest |
2,293 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
46.4±7.4 13% above CT |
| Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
32.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT |
| Bozrah and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$311,200±$26k 15% below CT |
| Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,426±$108 4% below CT |
| Chaplin and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793Highest 28% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$4,438Lowest 33% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
47.2%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
11.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
29 min 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
7.5%±3.6 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Union School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Bozrah School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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| 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.