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Winsted vs Mansfield 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).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Putnam has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977Lowest |
25,358Highest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
| Winsted and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Winsted 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% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$72,393±$12kHighest 24% below CT |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Mansfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 15.9% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
57.3% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
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.