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What Is It Like to Live in Norwalk?

What it costs to live in Norwalk, and how it compares with other Connecticut cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

36

21st best value in Connecticut

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Connecticut cities.

Overall livability

50

15th overall in Connecticut

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Norwalk is home to about 90,821 people. A typical home runs $447,200 and a household earns around $91,400, a price-to-income ratio of 4.9. Among Connecticut's largest cities, it ranks 21st for value and 15th overall.

Norwalk at a glance

Median home price

$447,200

27th in CT of 29

Median rent

$1,750/mo

Median household income

$91,400

Home price to income

4.9x

Unemployment

6.6%

18th in CT of 29

School rating

9/10

7th in CT of 29

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in CT of 29

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Connecticut only. Updated 2026.