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Putnam vs Kent 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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Kent | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
3,056Lowest |
4,317 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4Lowest 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% |
30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Kent 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 |
$96,064±$16k about the CT average |
$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT |
| Pomfret and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
| Kent and Pomfret 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 |
$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT |
| Pomfret 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 |
$4,520 32% below CT |
$5,903Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Putnam 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% |
9% CT: 10% |
6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
70.9% CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Kent 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 | #20 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Kent School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.