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Colebrook vs Putnam vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Putnam has the most people working from home (9%).
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 | Colebrook | Putnam | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
7,120 |
9,292Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Colebrook and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Colebrook and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8 CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Putnam and Colebrook 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | — | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Putnam High School |
| 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.