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Ansonia vs Norfolk vs Torrington
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 renters (41.9% rent).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Torrington has the most affordable homes ($216k 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 | Ansonia | Norfolk | Torrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
1,723Lowest |
35,547Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -2.4%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
42.9±1.8 4% above CT |
| Norfolk and Torrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Ansonia and Torrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Torrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$91,548±$16kHighest 4% below CT |
$70,856±$5kLowest 26% below CT |
| Norfolk and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$215,500±$8kLowest 41% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,190±$116 20% below CT |
$1,169±$43Lowest 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$6,065Highest 9% below CT |
$5,042Lowest 24% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48%±6.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Torrington and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
7.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
66.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1960Highest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest 3% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±1.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | — | #132 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Norfolk School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Torrington School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | Torrington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.