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Putnam vs Hampton vs Putnam vs Ansonia
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Hampton | Putnam | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,292 |
1,647Lowest |
7,120 |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.2±5.1 about the CT average |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Hampton and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia 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 |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Hampton and Ansonia 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 |
$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Hampton and Ansonia 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 |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Hampton 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 |
$4,364 34% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Hampton School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | — | 12.2Highest |
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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.