Noroton vs Ridgefield

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

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

Ridgefield has the higher population (7,103 vs 5,522 in Noroton). Noroton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $143,286 in Ridgefield). Noroton has the higher median home value ($1,545,300 vs $843,200 in Ridgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Noroton	Ridgefield
Population	5,522	7,103
Median age	37.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$143,286
Median home value	$1,545,300	$843,200
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,834
Housing units	1,964	3,135
Homeownership rate	71.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.8%	73.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noroton	Ridgefield
Population	5,743 → 5,522 (-3.8%)	8,244 → 7,103 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$220,650 → $250,001 (+13.3%)	$133,647 → $143,286 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$1,223,400 → $1,545,300 (+26.3%)	$663,600 → $843,200 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$3,384 → $3,501 (+3.5%)	$1,665 → $1,834 (+10.2%)

Noroton

Population

5,7435,522

Median household income

$220,650$250,001

Median home value

$1,223,400$1,545,300

Median gross rent

$3,384$3,501

Ridgefield

Population

8,2447,103

Median household income

$133,647$143,286

Median home value

$663,600$843,200

Median gross rent

$1,665$1,834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noroton	Ridgefield
Under 5	8.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.3%	8.5%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.8%
75 and over	6.9%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noroton	Ridgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noroton	Ridgefield
No high school diploma	1.3%	2.3%
High school graduate	6.8%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	46.5%	43.4%
Graduate or professional degree	36.3%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noroton	Ridgefield
Drove alone	39.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	3.7%
Public transit	22.1%	5.7%
Walked	0.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.1%	26.3%
Other means	3.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noroton	Ridgefield
1-unit, detached	78.0%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	10.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noroton	Ridgefield
Poverty rate	7.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	40	35
Median year structure built	1961	1972