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Putnam vs Woodbridge vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Woodbridge | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Highest |
9,073 |
7,120Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±3 6% above CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
| Woodbridge and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge 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% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge 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% CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Putnam 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±$7k 26% below CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860 42% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
25 minLowest 7% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge 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 | #16 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | — |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Amity Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.