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Putnam vs Sprague vs Windsor
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).
Sprague has the oldest population (median age 48.5).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Sprague | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
2,962Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
| Sprague and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Sprague 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% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor 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 |
$92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and Sprague 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 |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,247±$144 16% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor 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% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.2% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Sprague School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 10.2Highest |
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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.