Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Chaplin’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and civic life and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Chaplin’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, above both Connecticut’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 38% of the land in Chaplin is conserved, above both Connecticut’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Natchaug State Forest, at 1,919 acres with 8.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Chaplin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Chaplin beats most towns.
Witter HouseWhere Chaplin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Chaplin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 796 in 1850, a low of 385 in 1920, 2,151 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chaplin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Chaplin.
30 miles of trail wind through 16 parks and preserves. In Chaplin, the trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. James L. Goodwin State Forest | 9.1 mi | 710 |
| 2. Natchaug State Forest | 8.4 mi | 1,919 |
| 3. Edward Garrison Park | 1.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools: the Regional School District 11. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Chaplin teach 334 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaplin Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 150 | B− |
| Parish Hill High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 184 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Jobs in Chaplin fell by 41 from 2013 to 2023, to 189. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The typical household income for Chaplin comes to $98,000. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Chaplin | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts 76% of Chaplin’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to hurricanes. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 70 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 6 claims locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The peak summer temperature in the town is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chaplin: 13% of adults smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Chaplin beats Connecticut on 5 and trails on 4.
| Chaplin | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Chaplin | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 14.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values are up 7.9% over the year to September 2026. For Chaplin, the typical rent is $1,473 a month. Among households locally, 83% own their home.
| Chaplin | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,473 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chaplin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
32 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
28 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
30 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
25 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Chaplin
About 10 of every 100 Chaplin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
2 places in Chaplin on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Chaplin is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named for Deacon Benjamin Chaplin, an early settler. The population was 2,151 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Chaplin.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaplin | — | — | C | — | C+ | B |
| Ashford | #113 | C+ | C | — | B− | A− |
| Mansfield | – | A | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Hampton | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Windham | #141 | D | C+ | — | D | C |
| Scotland | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chaplin, Ashford, Mansfield, Hampton, Windham and Scotland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chaplin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($90,589 across the Putnam, CT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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