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Woodbridge vs Upton vs Redding

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodbridge has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Upton has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).

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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.

MeasureWoodbridgeUptonRedding
People
Population
9,073Highest
8,189Lowest
8,780
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
48.7±2.3
25% above U.S.
46.4±4.8Lowest
19% above U.S.
52±2Highest
34% 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
24.7%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±2.8Lowest
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+
23.5%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.4%±3.3Highest
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+
71.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
72.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8Highest
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
$188,750±$34kHighest
134% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kLowest
93% above U.S.
$186,060±$15k
130% 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
$588,100±$40k
77% above U.S.
$576,700±$41kLowest
73% above U.S.
$706,300±$33kHighest
112% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,808±$110
28% above U.S.
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
$2,101±$304Highest
49% 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
71.1%±23.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
64.9%±19.3
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
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
35 min
34% above U.S.
36 minHighest
37% above U.S.
Work from home
17.2%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
32.5%±4.9Highest
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 #16 of 149 in CT #46 of 282 in MA #14 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton Redding School District · Regional School District 09
High school in town Amity Regional High School Blackstone Valley Joel Barlow 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.