Compare towns
Cromwell vs Putnam vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cromwell has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Haddam has the most expensive homes ($380k median).
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 | Cromwell | Putnam | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,334Highest |
7,120Lowest |
8,644 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.5±2.5 6% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Cromwell and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cromwell and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,596±$10k 15% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT |
| Haddam and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$22k 11% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$379,700±$25kHighest 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$154Highest 9% above CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,567±$258 5% above CT |
| Cromwell and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,137 8% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Cromwell and Haddam 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 | #69 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cromwell School District | — | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Cromwell High School | — | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.