Compare towns
Redding vs Marlborough vs Putnam
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).
Marlborough has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Marlborough | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
6,130Lowest |
9,292Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.8±4.7Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
23.6%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Marlborough 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% |
16.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.9% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Marlborough and Putnam 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 |
$142,105±$35k 48% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Redding and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$379,100±$33k 3% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,333±$438 10% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,397 11% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.2%±36 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.7% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
92.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
34 min 29% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
33.2%±8.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Marlborough 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 | #52 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Marlborough School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | None in town | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.