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Putnam vs Roxbury vs Brooklyn
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).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
2,185Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn 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 |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn 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% |
3.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn 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 | — | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Regional School District 12 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | 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.