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Putnam vs Bloomfield 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).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Bloomfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
21,754Highest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Bloomfield 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 |
$286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Bloomfield 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 |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.1 |
11.4Highest |
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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.