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Colebrook vs Putnam vs Plainfield
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 (40.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
9,292 |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield 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% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Colebrook 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 |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Colebrook and Plainfield 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 |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook and Plainfield 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% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Putnam 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 | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Putnam School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
10.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.