What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).

Norwalk has the most expensive homes ($558k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Prospect	Norwalk
People
Population	9,458Lowest	92,187Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6.5% CT: +0.9%
Median age	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT	40.6±1Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.8%±1.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT
	Prospect and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$558,000±$21kHighest 52% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Lowest 21% above CT	$2,073±$87Highest 39% above CT
	Norwalk and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Lowest about the CT average	$7,817Highest 18% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.1%±5.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Norwalk and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%	9.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	15.1%±1.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	#112 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Norwalk School District
High school in town	None in town	Brien McMahon High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	14.7
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.