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Putnam vs Franklin vs Chaplin
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).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Franklin | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
2,004Lowest |
2,070 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin 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% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Franklin 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 |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Franklin and Chaplin 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 |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Putnam and Chaplin 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest 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 | — | — |
| School district | Putnam School District | Franklin School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | 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.