Compare towns
Saugatuck vs Norwalk vs Newtown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saugatuck has the most expensive homes ($1756k median).
Norwalk has the most renters (44.4% rent).
Newtown has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Saugatuck | Norwalk | Newtown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,925 |
92,187Highest |
1,898Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.4%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 50.7±7.6Highest 23% above CT |
40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±2.1 6% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5 CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Newtown and Saugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.6%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Saugatuck and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 74.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
66.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Norwalk and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$107,616±$7kLowest 12% above CT |
$164,821±$27k 72% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,756,400±$353kHighest 379% above CT |
$558,000±$21k 52% above CT |
$523,200±$38kLowest 43% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,213±$219Highest 49% above CT |
$2,073±$87 39% above CT |
$2,023±$538Lowest 36% above CT |
| Saugatuck and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,817Lowest 18% above CT |
$9,046 36% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±21.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.1%±5.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±38.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Norwalk and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% CT: 10% |
9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% CT: 66.5% |
55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 47 minHighest 78% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 42.7%±12.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
31.6%±5.6 CT: 16% |
| Saugatuck and Newtown 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 | #27 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Norwalk School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Brien McMahon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.