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Putnam vs Winchester 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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Winchester | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
10,284 |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Winchester and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Ansonia 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
| Ansonia and Putnam 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 |
$1,174±$116 21% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Winchester 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% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Ansonia and Putnam 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Northwestern Regional High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
9.7 |
12.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.