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Norwalk vs Suffield vs Westport
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).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Westport has the most expensive homes ($1405k 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 | Suffield | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 92,187Highest |
15,702Lowest |
27,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.4±1.5Highest 10% above CT |
| Westport and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.9%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Westport and Suffield 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% |
79.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $558,000±$21k 52% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$1,405,200±$124kHighest 283% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,073±$87 39% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$2,509±$709Highest 69% above CT |
| Westport and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,817 18% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±5.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.8%±11 CT: 52.6% |
| Norwalk and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
41 minHighest 54% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
41.5%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #112 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #3 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Norwalk School District | Suffield School District | Westport School District |
| High school in town | Brien McMahon High School | Suffield High School | Staples High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
10.9 |
10.7Lowest |
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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.