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Putnam vs Killingly vs Brookfield
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).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
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 | Killingly | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
17,867Highest |
17,706 |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
| Brookfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Killingly 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% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Brookfield 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% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Brookfield 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 |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly 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% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
| Brookfield and Killingly 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Brookfield School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Killingly High School | Brookfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.1 |
12.7Highest |
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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.