What stands out worked out from the figures below

Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).

Vernon has the most affordable homes ($276k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Redding	Vernon
People
Population	8,780Lowest	30,577Highest
Median age	52±2Highest 27% above CT	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT
Kids under 18	19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Redding and Vernon 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%	18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	72.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	38%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT	$1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$5,804Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%	39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	4%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 36% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#14 of 149 in CT	#107 of 149 in CT
School district	Redding School District · Regional School District 09	Vernon School District
High school in town	Joel Barlow High School	Rockville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Lowest	12.1Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.