What stands out worked out from the figures below

Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).

Beacon Falls has the most affordable homes ($350k 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.

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

Measure	Redding	Beacon Falls
People
Population	8,780Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	52±2Highest 27% above CT	48.4±3.8Lowest 18% above CT
	Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	72.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT	$1,921±$286Lowest 29% above CT
	Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$6,534Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Redding and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 36% above CT	33 minLowest 23% above CT
Work from home	32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Redding and Beacon Falls 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	#14 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Redding School District · Regional School District 09	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Joel Barlow High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Lowest	11.2Highest
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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.