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Wethersfield vs Putnam vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the most people working from home (18%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
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 | Wethersfield | Putnam | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
9,292 |
4,317Lowest |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT |
| Pomfret and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Pomfret and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Wethersfield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
| Wethersfield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Pomfret 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Putnam School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.