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Putnam vs Naugatuck vs Winchester
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%).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Naugatuck | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
31,800Highest |
10,284 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Winchester 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% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck 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% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
$259,100±$13k 29% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
| Putnam and Naugatuck 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 |
$1,174±$116 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Winchester and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Naugatuck School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Naugatuck High School | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
15.2Highest |
9.7 |
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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.