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Saugatuck vs Norwalk vs Roxbury
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).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 54.7).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,925 |
92,187Highest |
2,185Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 50.7±7.6 23% above CT |
40.6±1Lowest about the CT average |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
| Roxbury and Saugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Saugatuck and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
17%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Saugatuck 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% |
65.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Norwalk and Roxbury 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 |
$123,864±$27k 29% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,756,400±$353kHighest 379% above CT |
$558,000±$21kLowest 52% above CT |
$714,500±$77k 95% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,213±$219Highest 49% above CT |
$2,073±$87 39% above CT |
$1,713±$418Lowest 15% 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 |
$7,817 18% above CT |
$6,591Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±21.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.1%±5.2 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
55.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 47 minHighest 78% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
37 min 38% above CT |
| Work from home | 42.7%±12.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #112 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Norwalk School District | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | — | Brien McMahon High School | None in town |
| 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.