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Windsor Locks vs Chaplin vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Chaplin has the highest household income ($98k).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 Locks | Chaplin | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
2,070Lowest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
| Putnam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | — | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.