Compare towns
Union vs Chaplin vs Willimantic vs Scotland
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 most expensive homes ($330k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Scotland has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 944Lowest |
2,070 |
18,096Highest |
1,599 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
44.7±5 9% above CT |
| Union and Scotland 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% |
16.4%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Union 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% |
18.6%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Chaplin 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% |
33.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±4 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 |
$99,881±$12kHighest 4% above CT |
| Scotland 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 |
$294,100±$20k 20% below CT |
| Union and Scotland 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 |
$1,188±$468 20% below CT |
| Chaplin and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793 28% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$6,175Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
0%±75.7Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
33 minHighest 24% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.5%±6.2 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Scotland 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 | — | Scotland 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.