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Killingworth vs Redding vs Madison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingworth has the most affordable homes ($446k median).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Madison has the most renters (9.6% rent).
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 | Killingworth | Redding | Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,240Lowest |
8,780 |
17,616Highest |
| Median age | 53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
52±2 27% above CT |
51.9±1.9Lowest 26% above CT |
| Killingworth and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Redding and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.2%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1% CT: 42.5% |
72.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Madison and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,655±$16kLowest 47% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$167,442±$16k 75% above CT |
| Redding and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,200±$56kLowest 22% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$583,900±$30k 59% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$2,025±$741Lowest 36% above CT |
| Redding and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,550Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,843 33% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
44%±12.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
30 min 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 24%±6.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
30.2%±5.3 CT: 16% |
| Redding and Madison 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 | #29 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #7 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Madison School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Joel Barlow High School | Daniel Hand High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.