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Putnam vs Putnam vs North Canaan
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).
Putnam has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
North Canaan has the most kids (26.5% 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 | Putnam | North Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120 |
9,292Highest |
3,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.2±5.1 about the CT average |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
35.7±5.7Lowest 13% below 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%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.5%±7.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Canaan and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam 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% |
20% CT: 42.5% |
23.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.3%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Putnam 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 |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
$71,976±$26kHighest 25% below CT |
| North Canaan and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
$267,300±$59k 27% below CT |
| Putnam and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,149±$44Highest 23% below CT |
$1,146±$152Lowest 23% below CT |
| Putnam 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 |
$3,860 42% below CT |
$3,893Highest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
25.1%±14.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Putnam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% CT: 10% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
61.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
22 minLowest 15% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
12.1%±5.3Highest CT: 16% |
| North Canaan and Putnam 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #91 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Putnam School District | North Canaan School District |
| High school in town | — | Putnam High School | None in town |
| 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.