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Norwalk vs Suffield vs Stamford
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 kids (18.8% under 18).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Stamford has the most renters (51.2% rent).
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 | Suffield | Stamford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 92,187 |
15,702Lowest |
137,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +10.5%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 40.6±1 about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
38.4±0.7Lowest 7% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±1.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.4%±1 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwalk and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±1 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.2%±0.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±0.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Stamford 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$111,586±$5k 17% above CT |
| Suffield and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $558,000±$21k 52% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$624,400±$12kHighest 70% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,073±$87 39% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$2,276±$58Highest 53% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,817 18% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$9,314Highest 40% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.8%±3.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Stamford 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
48.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
19.4%±1.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Stamford and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #111 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Norwalk School District | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Stamford School District |
| High school in town | Brien McMahon High School | Suffield High School | Westhill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
10.9Lowest |
14.4 |
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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.