Glenville vs Noroton Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Glenville and Noroton Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenville and Noroton Heights are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Noroton Heights has the higher population (2,949 vs 2,663 in Glenville). Noroton Heights has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $211,786 in Glenville). Noroton Heights has the higher median home value ($1,168,600 vs $1,091,700 in Glenville).

Population, income & housing

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
Population	2,663	2,949
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$211,786	$250,001
Median home value	$1,091,700	$1,168,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,426
Housing units	1,029	1,067
Homeownership rate	79.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.6%	80.1%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
Population	2,538 → 2,663 (+4.9%)	2,892 → 2,949 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$155,200 → $211,786 (+36.5%)	$171,625 → $250,001 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$794,800 → $1,091,700 (+37.4%)	$969,000 → $1,168,600 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,030 → $3,501 (+72.5%)	$3,116 → $2,426 (-22.1%)

Glenville

Population

2,5382,663

Median household income

$155,200$211,786

Median home value

$794,800$1,091,700

Median gross rent

$2,030$3,501

Noroton Heights

Population

2,8922,949

Median household income

$171,625$250,001

Median home value

$969,000$1,168,600

Median gross rent

$3,116$2,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
Under 5	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	24.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	4.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	18.3%
55 to 64	17.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.0%
75 and over	6.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
No high school diploma	2.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	10.8%	5.0%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	49.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38.0%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
Drove alone	57.6%	45.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.1%
Public transit	9.4%	14.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	30.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
1-unit, detached	59.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	18.9%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenville	Noroton Heights
Poverty rate	7.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1974	1952