Compare towns
Redding vs Killingworth vs Windsor Locks vs Orange
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).
Killingworth has the most homeowners (96.7%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Orange has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
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 | Killingworth | Windsor Locks | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,780 |
6,240Lowest |
12,579 |
14,315Highest |
| Median age | 52±2 27% above CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
| Killingworth and Redding 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% |
18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange 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% |
25.5%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Killingworth 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% |
55.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange 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 |
$140,655±$16k 47% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$446,200±$56k 22% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$491,500±$17k 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304 41% above CT |
— | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
| Orange and Redding 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 |
$6,550 about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,988 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
24%±6.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Redding and Killingworth 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 | #29 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Regional School District 17 | Windsor Locks School District | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.