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Putnam vs Bolton vs Ansonia
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Bolton | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
4,853Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton 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% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton 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% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bolton and Ansonia 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 |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Bolton 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% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #79 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Bolton School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Bolton High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
7.4Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.