What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k median).

Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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.

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

Measure	Woodstock	Chaplin
People
Population	8,319Highest	2,070Lowest
Median age	49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT	43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT
	Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	20.9%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT	$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average
	Woodstock and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT	$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT	$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average
	Chaplin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,357Highest 19% below CT	$4,524Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6%	33.6%±27.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Chaplin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.4%Lowest CT: 10%	5.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 16% above CT	32 minHighest 22% above CT
Work from home	12.5%±4.5Lowest CT: 16%	18.1%±10Highest CT: 16%
	Chaplin and Woodstock 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	#85 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District	Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11
High school in town	The Woodstock Academy	Parish Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school	16.2Highest	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.