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Winsted vs Suffield 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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Suffield | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,977Lowest |
15,702Highest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
| Winsted and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Suffield 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Winsted and Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Winsted 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%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 |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
9.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.