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Old Hill vs Lyme vs Norwalk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Hill has the most expensive homes ($1479k median).
Lyme has the oldest population (median age 55.6).
Norwalk has the most renters (44.4% 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 | Old Hill | Lyme | Norwalk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990 |
2,303Lowest |
92,187Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 42.9±5.8 4% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 36%±8.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±8.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 93.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
63.5% CT: 42.5% |
44.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,479,400±$326kHighest 303% above CT |
$629,900±$105k 72% above CT |
$558,000±$21kLowest 52% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,719±$1kLowest 16% above CT |
$2,073±$87 39% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,328Lowest 10% above CT |
$7,817 18% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.2%±29.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3 CT: 52.6% |
52.1%±5.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Norwalk and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.8% CT: 66.5% |
55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 59% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 41.3%±4.4Highest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10 CT: 16% |
15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Old Hill and Lyme 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 |
| School district | — | Regional School District 18 | Norwalk School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Brien McMahon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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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.