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Windsor Locks vs Chaplin vs Bethlehem
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 most homeowners (82.9%).
Bethlehem has the most expensive homes ($411k 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 Locks | Chaplin | Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
2,070Lowest |
3,423 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±3.1Lowest 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±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$108,929±$16kHighest 14% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin 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 |
$410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,127±$124Lowest 24% 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 |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$5,932Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bethlehem and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
13.9%±5Lowest 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 | — | #82 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 14 |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.