What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Haven has the most renters (71.6% rent).

Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	New Haven	Woodbridge
People
Population	134,349Highest	9,073Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.3% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	31.9±0.5Lowest 22% below CT	48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT
Kids under 18	21.3%±1Lowest CT: 20.2%	24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Woodbridge and New Haven 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%	23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	71.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.9%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,851±$4kLowest 41% below CT	$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$287,100±$16kLowest 22% below CT	$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,488±$33Lowest about the CT average	$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,430Lowest 3% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±3.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Woodbridge and New 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%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	28.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT	1967Highest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 19% below CT	25 minHighest 7% below CT
Work from home	13.9%±1.6Lowest CT: 16%	17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16%
	Woodbridge and New Haven 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	#145 of 149 in CT	#16 of 149 in CT
School district	Common Ground High School District · Elm City Montessori School District	Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District
High school in town	Wilbur Cross High School	Amity Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.7Highest	11.1Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.