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Avon vs Woodbridge vs Ridgefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most affordable homes ($480k median).
Woodbridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Ridgefield has the most expensive homes ($836k median).
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 | Avon | Woodbridge | Ridgefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,946 |
9,073Lowest |
25,109Highest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
45.1±1.4 10% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ridgefield and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Avon and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,058±$13kLowest 61% above CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$179,219±$12k 87% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$20kLowest 31% above CT |
$588,100±$40k 60% above CT |
$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,857±$151 25% above CT |
$1,808±$110Lowest 22% above CT |
$2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT |
| Ridgefield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,371Lowest 41% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.3%±12Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
25 minLowest 7% below CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Lowest CT: 16% |
29.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Avon and Ridgefield 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 | #31 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT | #4 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | Ridgefield School District |
| High school in town | Avon High School | Amity Regional High School | Ridgefield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
11.1Lowest |
11.4 |
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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.