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Compo vs Norwalk vs Saugatuck
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Compo has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Norwalk has the most affordable homes ($558k median).
Saugatuck has the most expensive homes ($1756k 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 | Compo | Norwalk | Saugatuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,410 |
92,187Highest |
2,925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.3±7.7 13% above CT |
40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
50.7±7.6Highest 23% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Compo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±6.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.4%±5 CT: 20.2% |
| Compo and Saugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Saugatuck and Compo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 81.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
74.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,522,500±$304k 315% above CT |
$558,000±$21kLowest 52% above CT |
$1,756,400±$353kHighest 379% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Compo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,073±$87Lowest 39% above CT |
$2,213±$219Highest 49% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Norwalk 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 51% above CT |
$7,817Lowest 18% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.6%±43.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
45%±21.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Compo and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 33% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
47 minHighest 78% above CT |
| Work from home | 38.1%±8.3 CT: 16% |
15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
42.7%±12.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Saugatuck and Compo 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 | — | #112 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Norwalk School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Brien McMahon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.