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Putnam vs Suffield vs Prospect
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% 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 | Suffield | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
15,702Highest |
9,458 |
| Median age | 43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Prospect 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Suffield School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.