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Compo vs Saugatuck vs Newtown
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).
Saugatuck has the most expensive homes ($1756k median).
Newtown has the most affordable homes ($523k 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 | Saugatuck | Newtown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,410Highest |
2,925 |
1,898Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.3±7.7 13% above CT |
50.7±7.6Highest 23% above CT |
43.7±2.1Lowest 6% 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% |
20.4%±5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Compo and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.6%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Saugatuck and Newtown 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% |
74.6% CT: 42.5% |
66.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Newtown and Compo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$164,821±$27kLowest 72% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,522,500±$304k 315% above CT |
$1,756,400±$353kHighest 379% above CT |
$523,200±$38kLowest 43% 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 | — | $2,213±$219Highest 49% above CT |
$2,023±$538Lowest 36% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Newtown 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$9,046Lowest 36% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.6%±43.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
45%±21.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±38.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Compo and Newtown 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% |
2.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 33% above CT |
47 minHighest 78% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 38.1%±8.3 CT: 16% |
42.7%±12.1Highest CT: 16% |
31.6%±5.6Lowest 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 | — | — | #27 of 149 in CT |
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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.