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Redding vs Weston vs Plainfield
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).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($997k median).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Weston | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
10,396 |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.7±2.7 11% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1% CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield 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 |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 36% above CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest 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 | #5 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Weston School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Weston High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.8 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.