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Windsor vs Chaplin vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
North Haven has the most expensive homes ($393k 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 | Windsor | Chaplin | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
2,070Lowest |
24,336 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,473±$275Lowest about the CT average |
$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,964Highest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Highest CT: 52.6% |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | — | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Parish Hill High School | North Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
7.5Lowest |
11.0Highest |
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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.