Noroton HeightsCT
This town of 2,782 people was 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 City parkCentral 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
83% of Noroton Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 12%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities.
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
Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. The typical journey to work in Noroton Heights is 32 minutes. The town had 658 jobs in 2023, down 227 from 2013. The share of working residents in Noroton Heights who work locally: 2.4%.
| 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
The climate in Noroton Heights brings four seasons and pleasant 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
Open space protected for good: 14.1% of Noroton Heights
Trails run 0.5 miles in 2 parks and preserves. For Noroton Heights, the trail network density 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
Two figures for adults in Noroton Heights: 8.8% report frequent physical distress, 25% have high blood pressure. Against the Connecticut average, Noroton Heights comes out ahead on 25 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. 22% of adults have obesity here. Only 2 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work 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
A home in Noroton Heights sells for about $1.78M at the median
For Noroton Heights, the median rent is $2,018 a month. Noroton Heights: just over three quarters of households live in a home they own.
| Noroton Heights | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,018 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.
Is Noroton Heights, CT a good place to live?
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