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Haddam vs Redding vs Higganum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Higganum has the most affordable homes ($331k 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 | Haddam | Redding | Higganum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644 |
8,780Highest |
1,742Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +23% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45±4.5Lowest 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±7.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
49.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±3.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Haddam and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$127,759±$31k 33% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$331,300±$52kLowest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258Lowest 5% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,707±$528 15% above CT |
| Redding and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045 6% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,095Lowest 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
36.5%±60.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Haddam 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% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
29 minLowest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
9.3%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | Joel Barlow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.