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Redding vs Griswold vs Pomfret
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 people working from home (32.5%).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
Pomfret has the shortest commute (24 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 | Griswold | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
11,530Highest |
4,317Lowest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT |
| Redding and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Redding 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Highest 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 | $186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 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 | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Griswold School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Griswold High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.