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Putnam vs Quinebaug vs Union
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).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
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 | Quinebaug | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
1,193 |
944Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
49.9±4.3 21% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Union 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Union 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Union and Putnam 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Quinebaug and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,793Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
92.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | — |
| School district | Putnam School District | — | Union School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | — | 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.