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Outdoors in Putnam
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1905
Scene in Wildwood Park, 1905
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Israel Putnam School
The Israel Putnam School is a historic school in Putnam, Connecticut. The school, named in honor of Israel Putnam, is a two-story Classical Revival brick building with limestone trim built in 1902.
About Putnam
Town in Connecticut, United StatesPutnam is a town in Windham County, Connecticut. Putnam is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 9,924 at the 2020 census.
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How Putnam ranks
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Housing in Putnam
The typical Putnam home is worth about $354,000, up 3.6% in a year, 21% below the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Putnam
Safety Grade B+
Putnam reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Putnam
Full picture →About one in 5 of Putnam’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Killingly (9%), Woodstock (3%) and Webster (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Putnam
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Connecticut
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Putnam
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Putnam
Full climate →Putnam has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Putnam
All Putnam schools →School Grade C
The public schools Putnam’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.
Putnam’s library
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