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New Haven vs Redding vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has the most renters (71.6% rent).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k 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 | New Haven | Redding | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 134,349Highest |
8,780Lowest |
27,806 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.9±0.5Lowest 22% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.7±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Haven and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.5%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,851±$4kLowest 41% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$94,628±$9k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,100±$16kLowest 22% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$294,200±$12k 20% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,488±$33Lowest about the CT average |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,528±$132 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,430 3% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,122Lowest 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±3.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.9%±9.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 28.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±1.6 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #145 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #127 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Common Ground High School District · Elm City Montessori School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | East Haven School District |
| High school in town | Wilbur Cross High School | Joel Barlow High School | East Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
11.1Lowest |
12.0 |
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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.