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Putnam vs Durham vs Brooklyn
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).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Putnam | Durham | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120Lowest |
7,208 |
8,517Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Durham 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% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest 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+ | 17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Durham 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% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest 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 | $65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,154±$448Highest 22% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Durham 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Brooklyn 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% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Durham and Brooklyn 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 13 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.