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Kent vs Putnam vs New Milford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
New Milford has the most kids (21.4% 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 | Kent | Putnam | New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,056Lowest |
9,292 |
28,334Highest |
| Median age | 55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| New Milford and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Kent and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,064±$16k about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$106,411±$8kHighest 11% above CT |
| New Milford and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$391,500±$10k 7% above CT |
| Kent and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,609±$152Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,520 32% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,150Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| New Milford and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
7.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Kent and New Milford 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 | #20 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #110 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Kent School District | Putnam School District | New Milford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | New Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.