Noroton HeightsCT
A town of 2,782, settled in 1889.
Is Noroton Heights a good place to live?
81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Noroton Heights, above both the Connecticut town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of residents 65 or older than Noroton Heights. The biggest park or preserve is Woodland Park, at 65 acres. We don’t grade Noroton Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Noroton Heights for work
Where Noroton Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 476 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Noroton Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw33 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Noroton Heights: who provides what
Noroton Heights is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Noroton Heights.
Noroton Heights stands out in Connecticut and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Noroton Heights’ FEMA risk score is 80 of 100, against 57 of 100 in Connecticut’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Connecticut and the rest of the country, the median household income in Noroton Heights is higher
Noroton Heights’ median household income is $250,000. Jobs based in Noroton Heights fell to 658 in 2023, 227 fewer than in 2013. Noroton Heights’ average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Noroton Heights | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Noroton Heights has four seasons and pleasant summers
Noroton Heights has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 24° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Noroton Heights has set aside 14.1% of its land for conservation
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Noroton Heights is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McGuane Field | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Woodland Park | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Noroton Heights is
Noroton Heights beats the Connecticut average on 25 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 22% of Noroton Heights adults have obesity. Only 1 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Noroton Heights.
| Noroton Heights | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Noroton Heights | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 14.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Noroton Heights
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Noroton Heights
About 2 of every 100 Noroton Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Noroton Heights’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Noroton Heights.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noroton Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darien | #11 | A | D− | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Stamford | #119 | C+ | D− | B− | C− | A |
| Noroton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darien Downtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Noroton Heights, Noroton and Darien Downtown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Noroton Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Noroton Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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