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Hamden vs Pomfret vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the most affordable homes ($298k median).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Hamden | Pomfret | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
4,317Lowest |
8,780 |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784 17% above CT |
$5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #122 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Pomfret School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | None in town | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
— | 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.