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Putnam vs Wethersfield 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).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Wethersfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
27,250 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Wethersfield 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 |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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 |
$1,370±$150 8% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 min 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | — | 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.