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Putnam vs Durham vs Windsor Locks
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).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Windsor Locks has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Durham | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
7,208Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Durham and Putnam 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% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Windsor Locks 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% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Durham 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% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Durham and Windsor Locks 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Regional School District 13 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.