Compare towns
Redding vs Suffield vs Weston vs Bethel
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).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($997k median).
Bethel has the most renters (24.8% 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 | Suffield | Weston | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
15,702 |
10,396 |
20,796Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.7±2.7 11% above CT |
42.8±2.6Lowest 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Weston and Bethel 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethel 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 |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$116,541±$7kLowest 22% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
$434,600±$16k 18% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,640±$142 10% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,165 23% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±11.5Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 36% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
17.5%±2.9Lowest 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #5 of 149 in CT | #100 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Suffield School District | Weston School District | Bethel School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Suffield High School | Weston High School | Bethel High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
10.9 |
10.8Lowest |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.