What percentage of people rent in Noroton Heights, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Noroton Heights, CT, 2020–2024
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24.1% (±10.7 points) of the occupied homes in Noroton Heights, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 246 renting households against 774 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.1% (±10.7 points)
Renting households: 246 (±117)

Who rents and who owns in Noroton Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Noroton Heights	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.1% (±10.7 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	246 (±117)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	774 (±139)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Noroton Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Noroton Heights ranks 14 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 132.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Noroton Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Noroton Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Noroton Heights	—	24.1% (±10.7 points)	—
Noroton	1.1 mi	28.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Darien Downtown	1.4 mi	31.5% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tokeneke	2.3 mi	12.2% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stamford	2.6 mi	51.2% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Norwalk	4.2 mi	44.4% (±2.1 points)	Higher
New Canaan (community)	4.7 mi	33.8% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Old Greenwich	5.2 mi	13.7% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cos Cob	5.2 mi	33.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stamford, CT (51.2%), Norwalk, CT (44.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Cos Cob	33.3% (±7.9 points)
9	Darien Downtown	31.5% (±12.7 points)
10	Noroton	28.5% (±8.1 points)
11	Ridgefield (community)	28.1% (±6.9 points)
12	Glenville	27.4% (±10.2 points)
13	Pemberwick	26.7% (±8.9 points)
14	Noroton Heights	24.1% (±10.7 points)
15	South Wilton	23.2% (±11.8 points)
16	Riverside	19.4% (±4.7 points)
17	Westport Village	16.6% (±5.1 points)
18	Georgetown	15.9% (±11.8 points)
19	Saugatuck	15.5% (±6.9 points)
20	Staples	13.8% (±4.7 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Noroton Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Darien, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Noroton Heights

How many renters are there in Noroton Heights?

Noroton Heights has an estimated 246 (±117) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Noroton Heights?

A renting household in Noroton Heights has 1.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Noroton Heights CDP, Connecticut (place:53610, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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