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Watertown vs Chaplin vs Wolcott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Watertown has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Wolcott has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Watertown | Chaplin | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,253Highest |
2,070Lowest |
16,279 |
| Median age | 46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
| Watertown and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wolcott and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Watertown and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,691±$7k 6% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT |
| Wolcott and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
| Watertown and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,464±$913 about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,014Highest 9% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,799 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Watertown and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% CT: 10% |
5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
30 min 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Wolcott 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 | #126 of 149 in CT | — | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Watertown School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Watertown High School | Parish Hill High School | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
7.5Lowest |
10.1 |
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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.