Compare towns
Ansonia vs Baltic vs Norwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most people working from home (9.1%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Norwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
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 | Ansonia | Baltic | Norwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
1,157Lowest |
39,973Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
-5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
| Ansonia and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
| Ansonia and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$242,300±$11k 34% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,253±$68 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,703 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Norwich and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.6% CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1957Highest 10 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2 CT: 16% |
| Ansonia and Norwich 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | — | #133 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | — | Norwich Free Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.