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Putnam vs Redding vs Windsor Locks
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).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
8,780Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Windsor Locks 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% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Joel Barlow High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
11.1Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.