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Ansonia vs Putnam vs Thompson
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).
Thompson has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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.
| Measure | Ansonia | Putnam | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
9,292Lowest |
9,337 |
| 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 |
54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Ansonia 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% |
24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Thompson and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$93,629±$18kHighest about the CT average |
| Thompson and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$291,900±$24kHighest 20% below CT |
| Thompson and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
$3,822Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thompson 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% |
5.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
84.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1963Highest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
13.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Thompson and Ansonia 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #130 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Putnam School District | Thompson School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Putnam High School | Tourtellotte Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.5 |
7.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.