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Old Lyme vs Redding vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Lyme has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Old Lyme | Redding | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,679Lowest |
8,780 |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 50.6±3.3 23% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Redding and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Old Lyme and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.5% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,899±$11k 38% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,200±$21k 32% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Old Lyme and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,284 5% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±17.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 24.2%±5.7 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Redding and Old Lyme 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 | #10 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Joel Barlow High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
11.1Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.