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Redding vs Darien vs Woodbridge
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 oldest population (median age 52).
Darien has the most expensive homes ($1822k median).
Woodbridge has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Darien | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
21,936Highest |
9,073 |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
40±1.5Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±2.3 18% above CT |
| Redding and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
30.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Darien and Woodbridge 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% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1% CT: 42.5% |
85.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Darien 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±$15kLowest 94% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$188,750±$34k 97% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$1,822,400±$171kHighest 397% above CT |
$588,100±$40kLowest 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,808±$110Lowest 22% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 36% above CT |
39 minHighest 46% above CT |
25 minLowest 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
35.5%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Darien and Redding 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 | #2 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Darien School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Darien High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.