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Ansonia vs Putnam vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Putnam has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Ansonia | Putnam | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
9,292 |
8,780Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Redding and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Putnam School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Putnam High School | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.5Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.