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Putnam vs Coventry vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Putnam | Coventry | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120Lowest |
12,326 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Coventry and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Plainville 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Coventry School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | Coventry High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.