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Norwalk vs Hamden 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).
Hamden has the most affordable homes ($298k 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 | Hamden | Tokeneke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 92,187Highest |
61,045 |
2,951Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.6±1Highest about the CT average |
38.7±0.9 6% below CT |
33.6±13.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Norwalk and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±1.2 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
33.3%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17%±1 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
9.8%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Hamden 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% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
94.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.9%±5.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,616±$7k 12% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $558,000±$21k 52% above CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$2,000,001Highest 445% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,073±$87Highest 39% above CT |
$1,746±$50Lowest 17% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,817 18% above CT |
$7,784Lowest 17% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
13.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
62.4% CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest same as CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
26%±8.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Tokeneke and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Norwalk School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | — |
| High school in town | Brien McMahon High School | Hamden High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
13.5Lowest |
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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.