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Winsted vs Chaplin vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winsted has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Putnam has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
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 | Winsted | Chaplin | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977 |
2,070Lowest |
9,292Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
| Winsted and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$269,200±$11kHighest 27% below CT |
| Putnam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Chaplin and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Winsted and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 |
| School district | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.