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Redding vs Ridgefield vs Windsor Locks
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).
Ridgefield has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Ridgefield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
25,109Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.1±1.4 10% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.7%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1% CT: 42.5% |
72.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Ridgefield 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 |
$179,219±$12k 87% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Redding and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$2,026±$200 36% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Redding and Ridgefield 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.3%±12Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
3.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.5% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
33 min 25% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
29.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Redding and Ridgefield 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 | #4 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Ridgefield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Ridgefield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
11.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.