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Durham 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
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
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 | Durham | Putnam | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Haddam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Durham and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Putnam School District | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Putnam High School | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.5Highest |
9.5Highest |
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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.