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Redding vs Bolton vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Bolton has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Redding | Bolton | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
4,853Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton and Plainfield 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% |
19.7%±3.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Bolton 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% |
51.3% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bolton and Plainfield 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 |
$126,364±$19k 32% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$367,600±$17k about the CT average |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,091 22% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #79 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Bolton School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Bolton High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
7.4Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.