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Putnam vs Windsor Locks vs Colebrook
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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292 |
12,579Highest |
1,494Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook 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 |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
| Colebrook and Windsor Locks 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 |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #128 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Putnam School District | Windsor Locks School District | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.