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Wethersfield vs Chaplin vs Cheshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Cheshire has the most expensive homes ($440k median).
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 | Wethersfield | Chaplin | Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250 |
2,070Lowest |
29,040Highest |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
44.9±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Cheshire and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Cheshire and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12k 32% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT |
| Cheshire and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,398±$116 6% below CT |
| Chaplin and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296 10% above CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,755Highest 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±6.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
86.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
19.1%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Cheshire 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | — | #18 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Cheshire School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Parish Hill High School | Cheshire High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
7.5Lowest |
11.6 |
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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.