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Guilford vs Orange vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the most renters (16.3% rent).
Orange has the youngest population (median age 45.6).
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.
| Measure | Guilford | Orange | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,108Highest |
14,315 |
8,780Lowest |
| Median age | 51.1±1.9 24% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Redding and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Guilford and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.6% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $137,816±$11kLowest 44% above CT |
$142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $515,800±$40k 41% above CT |
$491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,717±$128Lowest 15% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$2,101±$304 41% above CT |
| Orange and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,744Lowest 32% above CT |
$8,988 35% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Guilford School District | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Guilford High School | None in town | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.