Noroton Heights vs Saugatuck

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

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

Saugatuck has the higher population (3,091 vs 2,949 in Noroton Heights). Noroton Heights has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $208,242 in Saugatuck). Saugatuck has the higher median home value ($1,408,500 vs $1,168,600 in Noroton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
Population	2,949	3,091
Median age	40.7 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$208,242
Median home value	$1,168,600	$1,408,500
Median gross rent	$2,426	$2,245
Housing units	1,067	1,335
Homeownership rate	75.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.1%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
Population	2,892 → 2,949 (+2.0%)	3,102 → 3,091 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$171,625 → $250,001 (+45.7%)	$175,395 → $208,242 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$969,000 → $1,168,600 (+20.6%)	$1,104,400 → $1,408,500 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$3,116 → $2,426 (-22.1%)	$1,880 → $2,245 (+19.4%)

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

Saugatuck

Population

3,1023,091

Median household income

$175,395$208,242

Median home value

$1,104,400$1,408,500

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
Under 5	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	4.7%	4.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	18.3%	15.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	18.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	12.0%
75 and over	2.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	80.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	5.0%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	49.3%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	37.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
Drove alone	45.6%	54.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	0.0%
Public transit	14.0%	10.1%
Walked	4.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	30.2%	31.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
1-unit, detached	82.6%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noroton Heights	Saugatuck
Poverty rate	12.5%	1.9%
Average household size	2.84	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1952	1973