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Putnam is a big small town of 7,120 people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 25 miles from Worcester, MA and 26 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,120people
$245kTypical home
$1,147/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
40"Snow
230Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,120
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,827 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Providence, RI
- 25 mi to Worcester, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,546/mo)
- Median rent $1,147/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORH airport
- 28 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 706 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: R+15 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk