What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodbridge has the most expensive homes ($588k median).

Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Woodbridge	Chaplin
People
Population	9,073Highest	2,070Lowest
Median age	48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT	43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT
	Woodbridge and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%	20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Woodbridge and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Chaplin and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT	$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT	$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT	$1,473±$275Lowest about the CT average
	Woodbridge and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$4,524Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6%	33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Woodbridge and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	5.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below CT	32 minHighest 22% above CT
Work from home	17.2%±5.5Lowest CT: 16%	18.1%±10Highest CT: 16%
	Chaplin and Woodbridge 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	#16 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District	Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town	Amity Regional High School	Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Highest	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.