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Putnam vs Deep River Center 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).
Deep River Center has the most people working from home (22%).
Plainville has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Deep River Center | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
2,407Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Deep River Center 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% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Deep River Center 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% |
24.6%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Deep River Center and Plainville 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% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville 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±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$71,447±$23k 25% below CT |
$84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
| Plainville and Deep River Center 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 |
$334,600±$36kHighest 9% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,242±$224Highest 17% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Deep River Center and Putnam 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 |
$5,194Highest 22% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Deep River Center 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% |
10.3% CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
21 min 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.