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Woodstock vs Putnam vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Woodstock | Putnam | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,319Highest |
7,120 |
944Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 49.3±5.9 20% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodstock and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Union and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Woodstock and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,202±$94Highest 19% below CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
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| Woodstock and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,357Highest 19% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$4,793 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 12.5%±4.5Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Woodstock and Union 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 | #85 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District | — | Union School District |
| High school in town | The Woodstock Academy | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.