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Windham vs Chaplin vs Southwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Southwick has the most expensive homes ($398k 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 | Windham | Chaplin | Southwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
2,070Lowest |
9,217 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
43.7±4.8 12% above U.S. |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southwick and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$255,200±$24k 23% below U.S. |
$397,500±$27kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,332±$72 6% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 49% above U.S. |
$4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,331Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Southwick 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | — | #211 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Parish Hill High School | Southwick Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
7.5Lowest |
11.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.