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Redding vs Orange vs Weston
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).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($492k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($997k 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 | Orange | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
14,315Highest |
10,396 |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
45.7±2.7 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Weston and Orange 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% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Orange 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% |
59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $186,060±$15k 94% above CT |
$142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Lowest 41% above CT |
$2,172±$161 46% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,988Lowest 35% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Weston and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 36% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Weston 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #5 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Weston School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | None in town | Weston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.8Lowest |
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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.