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Union vs Winsted vs Chaplin
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).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Winsted | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 944Lowest |
6,977Highest |
2,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Union and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Union and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Union 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% |
26.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Union 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 |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,183±$130Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Winsted 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 |
$3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest 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 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.