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Barkhamsted vs Putnam vs Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barkhamsted has the highest household income ($124k).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Barkhamsted | Putnam | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,678 |
9,292Highest |
1,840Lowest |
| Median age | 50.2±3.3Highest 22% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
48.8±4.9 19% above CT |
| Barkhamsted and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±7.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Barkhamsted and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Barkhamsted and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,544±$9kHighest 29% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$113,375±$13k 18% above CT |
| Barkhamsted and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,000±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$350,700±$21k 4% below CT |
| Barkhamsted and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,164±$114 22% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,354Highest 4% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,633 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.8%±35.4 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Putnam and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.1 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Hartland and Barkhamsted 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 | #63 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Barkhamsted School District | Putnam School District | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.