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Redding vs Putnam vs Woodbridge
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%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Woodbridge has the most kids (24.7% 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 | Putnam | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
7,120Lowest |
9,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±2.3 18% above CT |
| Redding and Woodbridge 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% |
18.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge 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%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Woodbridge 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% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
71.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Putnam 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±$15k 94% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Redding 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 |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$588,100±$40k 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,808±$110 22% above CT |
| Redding and Woodbridge 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 |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
25 minLowest 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | — | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 11.1 |
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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.