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Redding vs Sterling vs Killingly
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%).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Killingly has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Sterling | Killingly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
3,629Lowest |
17,867Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Killingly 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% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly 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±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
— | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,551 31% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
35 min 34% above CT |
28 minLowest 5% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #119 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Sterling School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | None in town | Killingly High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 11.1 |
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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.