Noroton Heights vs Old Hill

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

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

Old Hill has the higher population (3,078 vs 2,949 in Noroton Heights). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Old Hill has the higher median home value ($1,255,700 vs $1,168,600 in Noroton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
Population	2,949	3,078
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,168,600	$1,255,700
Median gross rent	$2,426	$3,501
Housing units	1,067	1,057
Homeownership rate	75.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.1%	89.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
Population	2,892 → 2,949 (+2.0%)	3,190 → 3,078 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$171,625 → $250,001 (+45.7%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$969,000 → $1,168,600 (+20.6%)	$1,142,500 → $1,255,700 (+9.9%)
Median gross rent	$3,116 → $2,426 (-22.1%)	$1,880 → $3,501 (+86.2%)

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

Old Hill

Population

3,1903,078

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,142,500$1,255,700

Median gross rent

$1,880$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
Under 5	6.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	24.3%	28.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	4.7%	3.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	18.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	14.6%
75 and over	2.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.4%
High school graduate	5.0%	2.9%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	6.9%
Bachelor's degree	49.3%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	56.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
Drove alone	45.6%	40.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.4%
Public transit	14.0%	9.2%
Walked	4.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	30.2%	36.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
1-unit, detached	82.6%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noroton Heights	Old Hill
Poverty rate	12.5%	2.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	40
Median year structure built	1952	1966