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Putnam vs Ansonia vs Plainville
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 kids (18.6% under 18).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Plainville has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Ansonia | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
19,033Highest |
17,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Plainville and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Ansonia and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainville and Ansonia 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
12.2Highest |
11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.