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Norwalk vs Windsor Locks vs Danbury
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 expensive homes ($558k median).
Windsor Locks has the most homeowners (77.1%).
Danbury has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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 | Windsor Locks | Danbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 92,187Highest |
12,579Lowest |
87,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
40.6±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Norwalk 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.6%±1.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Danbury and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Danbury 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±$7kHighest 12% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$83,393±$6k 13% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $558,000±$21kHighest 52% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$411,200±$12k 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,073±$87Highest 39% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,846±$63 24% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,817Highest 18% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,877 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±4.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±1.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
12.7%±1.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Norwalk 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #137 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Norwalk School District | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District |
| High school in town | Brien McMahon High School | Windsor Locks High School | Danbury High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
8.9Lowest |
15.7Highest |
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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.