Compare towns
Durham vs Hamden vs Redding vs Marlborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most homeowners (93.2%).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Marlborough has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
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 | Durham | Hamden | Redding | Marlborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,208 |
61,045Highest |
8,780 |
6,130Lowest |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.8±4.7 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
23.6%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Marlborough and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9% CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$142,105±$35k 48% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23k 16% above CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$379,100±$33k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,333±$438 10% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998 20% above CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,397Lowest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.2%±36 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
9.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
92.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
34 min 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
33.2%±8.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Marlborough and Redding 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #52 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Marlborough School District |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Hamden High School | Joel Barlow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
11.1 |
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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.