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Gill vs Putnam vs Turners Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gill has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Turners Falls has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Gill | Putnam | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
9,292Highest |
4,124 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.7±3 12% above U.S. |
42.9±4.3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Gill and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Turners Falls and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Turners Falls and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gill and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$70,561±$7k 13% below U.S. |
$54,772±$5kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Gill and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17kHighest about the U.S. average |
$269,200±$11k 19% below U.S. |
$246,700±$18kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 16% below U.S. |
$1,149±$44 19% below U.S. |
$1,116±$140Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Gill and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318Highest 38% above U.S. |
$3,860 24% above U.S. |
$3,650Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.9%±11.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gill 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 | — |
| School district | Gill-Montague | 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 |
U.S. 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.