Compare towns
Redding vs Guilford vs Brooklyn
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%).
Guilford has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k 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 | Guilford | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
22,108Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
51.1±1.9 24% above CT |
45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT |
| Redding and Guilford 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% |
20.8%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Guilford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Guilford and Redding 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% |
60.6% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn 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 |
$137,816±$11k 44% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$515,800±$40k 41% above CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,717±$128 15% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Redding and Guilford 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 |
$8,744 32% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.4%±9 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.8% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.7% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
21.7%±3.3 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #15 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Guilford School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Guilford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.