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Putnam vs Colebrook vs Chaplin vs Pomfret
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).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Colebrook | Chaplin | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
1,494Lowest |
2,070 |
4,317 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Colebrook and Pomfret 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% |
17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret 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% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Chaplin 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% |
36.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Pomfret 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 |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Colebrook and Pomfret 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 |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
| Chaplin and Colebrook 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 |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Colebrook 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% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Pomfret 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 | — | — | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Colebrook School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.