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Hartland vs Putnam vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k 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 | Hartland | Putnam | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,840Lowest |
9,292 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 48.8±4.9Highest 19% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Hartland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Hartland and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.9% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,375±$13k 18% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,700±$21k 4% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Hartland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,633 15% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 32% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Hartland and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hartland School District | Putnam School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.