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Putnam vs Chaplin 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 expensive homes ($269k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Chaplin | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
2,070Lowest |
7,120 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam 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% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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% |
25.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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±$7k 26% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
| Putnam and Chaplin 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 |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Putnam and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Parish Hill High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.