What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newington has the most people working from home (14.4%).

Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Newington	Putnam
People
Population	30,896Highest	9,292Lowest
Median age	45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT	43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT
	Newington and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Putnam and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Newington and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40%Highest CT: 42.5%	20%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$102,884±$6kHighest 7% above CT	$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT	$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,524±$107Highest about the CT average	$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,321Highest 5% below CT	$3,860Lowest 42% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40.9%±2.1Highest CT: 52.6%	37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Newington and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.4%Lowest CT: 10%	11.5%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	78.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	25 minHighest 6% below CT
Work from home	14.4%±2.3Highest CT: 16%	9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#87 of 149 in CT	#128 of 149 in CT
School district	Newington School District	Putnam School District
High school in town	Newington High School	Putnam High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.9Highest	9.5Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.