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Wethersfield vs Putnam vs Wethersfield
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).
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 | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
9,292Lowest |
27,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
| Putnam and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Putnam School District | — |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Putnam High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.