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Wauregan vs Suffield vs Chaplin vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wauregan has the most renters (39.4% rent).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% 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 | Wauregan | Suffield | Chaplin | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
15,702Highest |
2,070 |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Suffield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18kLowest 17% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
| Suffield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,700±$15k 28% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476 16% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.