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Putnam vs Berlin vs Griswold
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 (40.2% rent).
Berlin has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Berlin | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
20,361Highest |
11,530 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
| Berlin and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Putnam 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% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin 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% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Griswold 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% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Berlin 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 | #73 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Berlin School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Berlin High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.5Highest |
11.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.