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Plainville vs Redding vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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.
| Measure | Plainville | Redding | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
8,780Lowest |
9,292 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Redding and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Joel Barlow High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
11.1 |
9.5Lowest |
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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.