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Pomfret vs Prospect vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Pomfret | Prospect | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,317Lowest |
9,458Highest |
8,780 |
| Median age | 45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Pomfret and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,476±$8kLowest 13% above CT |
$126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,800±$433 21% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Redding and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Pomfret School District | Regional School District 16 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.