Compare towns
Putnam vs Brooklyn vs Union
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).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Brooklyn | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
8,517 |
944Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Brooklyn 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% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn 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% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
24%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Union 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 |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
| Union and Brooklyn 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 |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
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| Putnam and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$4,793Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Brooklyn 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Putnam School District | Brooklyn School District | Union School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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| 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.