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Putnam vs Plainfield vs Colebrook
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).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
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 | Plainfield | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
15,141Highest |
1,494Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Colebrook 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 |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
| Colebrook and Plainfield 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 |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Putnam 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Putnam School District | Plainfield School District | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.