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Prospect vs Putnam vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Prospect | Putnam | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Highest |
9,292 |
8,780Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Putnam and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433 21% above CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 about the CT average |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Putnam School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.