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Putnam vs Orange 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).
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
Putnam has the shortest commute (25 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 | Orange | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120Lowest |
14,315Highest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
| Orange and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange 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% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Putnam 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Orange 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 |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%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 min 5% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.