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Putnam vs Putnam vs Suffield
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,120Lowest |
9,292 |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Suffield 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% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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% |
18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Suffield 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield 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% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Putnam School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | — | Putnam High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.