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North Haven vs Redding vs Wallingford Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Wallingford Center has the most renters (39.6% 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 | North Haven | Redding | Wallingford Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336Highest |
8,780Lowest |
18,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
39.6±4.4Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
17.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.4%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
35.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Wallingford Center and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7k 39% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$89,959±$8kLowest 6% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15k 7% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$319,200±$11kLowest 13% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127 16% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,336±$102Lowest 10% below CT |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964 5% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,264Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.8%±11.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
12.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | Joel Barlow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
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.