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Putnam vs Bantam 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 homeowners (59.8%).
Bantam has the most people working from home (16%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Bantam | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
810Lowest |
7,120 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-2.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
| Bantam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Bantam 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% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam 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% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Highest 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 | $70,561±$7kHighest 26% below CT |
— | $65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
| Putnam and Putnam 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 |
$317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
| Bantam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Highest 23% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,147±$43 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 | $3,860 42% below CT |
$3,984Highest 40% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
11.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
50.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bantam 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 |
| 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.