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Putnam vs Hamden vs Putnam
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).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Putnam has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
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 | Hamden | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120Lowest |
61,045Highest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.2±5.1 about the CT average |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Putnam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam 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% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Hamden 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% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$298,200±$9kHighest 19% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden and Putnam 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% |
9.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | Hamden High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.