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Norwalk vs Durham vs Tokeneke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norwalk has the most renters (44.4% rent).
Durham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Tokeneke has the most expensive homes ($2000k 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 | Norwalk | Durham | Tokeneke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 92,187Highest |
7,208 |
2,951Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.6±1 about the CT average |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
33.6±13.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±1.2 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
33.3%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17%±1 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
9.8%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Durham and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
94.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.9%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Tokeneke and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $558,000±$21k 52% above CT |
$424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT |
$2,000,001Highest 445% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,073±$87Highest 39% above CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,817Lowest 18% above CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
94%±37.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tokeneke and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
26%±8.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Tokeneke and Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Norwalk School District | Regional School District 13 | — |
| High school in town | Brien McMahon High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.