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Putnam vs Redding vs Vernon
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
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 | Redding | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
8,780Lowest |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Redding and Putnam 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Joel Barlow High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.1 |
12.1Highest |
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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.