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Redding vs Upton vs Woodbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Upton has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Woodbridge has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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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 | Upton | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
8,189Lowest |
9,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52±2Highest 34% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
48.7±2.3 25% above U.S. |
| 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%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Redding and Woodbridge 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 130% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kLowest 93% above U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| 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 112% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kLowest 73% above U.S. |
$588,100±$40k 77% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 49% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,808±$110 28% above U.S. |
| 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 221% above U.S. |
$8,376Lowest 169% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
35 min 34% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Redding and Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Blackstone Valley | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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U.S. 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.