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Putnam vs West Haven vs Ansonia
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 oldest population (median age 43.7).
West Haven has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Ansonia has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | West Haven | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
55,351Highest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Putnam and Ansonia 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% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Ansonia 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% |
30.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$74,382±$5k 22% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and West Haven 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 |
$291,700±$9kHighest 20% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| West Haven and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,442±$43 3% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and West Haven 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 |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| West Haven and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
23 minLowest 14% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| West Haven and Ansonia 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 | #120 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | New Haven School District · West Haven School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | West Haven High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
15.6Highest |
12.2 |
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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.