What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has the most affordable homes ($380k median).

Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Clinton	Redding
People
Population	13,377Highest	8,780Lowest
Median age	50.5±3Lowest 23% above CT	52±2Highest 27% above CT
	Redding and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Redding and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.1%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Redding and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	72.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Clinton and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,824±$14kLowest 30% above CT	$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$380,000±$14kLowest 4% above CT	$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT	$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Redding and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 10% above CT	36 minHighest 36% above CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#14 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Redding School District · Regional School District 09
High school in town	The Morgan School	Joel Barlow High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	11.1Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.