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Guilford vs Redding vs Branford
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 kids (20.8% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Branford has the most affordable homes ($401k 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 | Guilford | Redding | Branford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,108 |
8,780Lowest |
28,217Highest |
| Median age | 51.1±1.9Lowest 24% above CT |
52±2 27% above CT |
54.2±2.1Highest 32% above CT |
| Branford and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Guilford and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Branford and Guilford 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% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
51.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Branford 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±$11k 44% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$105,225±$7kLowest 10% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $515,800±$40k 41% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$401,200±$21kLowest 9% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,717±$128 15% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,565±$111Lowest 5% above CT |
| Redding and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,744 32% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,575Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±9 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Branford 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
5.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
69.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #94 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Guilford School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Branford School District |
| High school in town | Guilford High School | Joel Barlow High School | Branford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
11.1 |
11.0Lowest |
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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.