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Lyme vs Putnam vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% 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 | Lyme | Putnam | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,303Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Lyme and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Putnam School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.