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Putnam vs Naugatuck vs Plainfield
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).
Naugatuck has the most people working from home (15%).
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 | Naugatuck | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
31,800Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Putnam and Naugatuck 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% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield 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 |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT |
| Plainfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,369±$58Highest 8% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield 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% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.8% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Naugatuck School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Naugatuck High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
15.2Highest |
10.3 |
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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.