What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodbridge has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).

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	Woodbridge	Redding
People
Population	9,073Highest	8,780Lowest
Median age	48.7±2.3Lowest 18% above CT	52±2Highest 27% above CT
	Redding and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	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+	71.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	72.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	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	$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT	$186,060±$15kLowest 94% above CT
	Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$588,100±$40kLowest 60% above CT	$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,808±$110Lowest 22% above CT	$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT
	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+ at least 51% above CT	$10,000+ at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6%	64.9%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Woodbridge and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	91.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below CT	36 minHighest 36% above CT
Work from home	17.2%±5.5Lowest CT: 16%	32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#16 of 149 in CT	#14 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District	Redding School District · Regional School District 09
High school in town	Amity Regional High School	Joel Barlow High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1	11.1
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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.