Housing

Total UnitsNorwalkCountyState
Total Units35,458369,0441,507,711
% Single Family Unit (2013-2017)47.5%58%59.2%
New Permits Auth (2017)4291,7194,547
As % of Existing Units1.2%.5%.3%
Demolitions (2017)215381403
Home Sales6235,18721,880
Median Price$421,900417,800270,100
Built Pre-1950 share31.2%29%29.3%
Owner Occupied Dwellings19,885228,666906,798
As % of Total Dwellings59.6%67.7%66.6%
Subsidized Housing (2018)4,51634,037167,879
As a % of total Units12.7%9.2%11.1%

Source: CERC Norwalk Town Profile 2019

Distribution of House Sales (2017)

PriceNorwalkCountyState
Less than $100,000034536
$100,000 -$199,99923435,237
$200,000-299,999237496,681
$300,000-399,9991268653,863
$400,000 or more4723,1965,563

Source: CERC Norwalk Town Profile 2019

Rental Market (2013-2017)

PriceNorwalkCountyState
Median Rent$1,562$1,439$1,123
Cost Burdened Renters54.2%54.6%52.3%

Source: CERC Norwalk Town Profile 2019

Affordable Housing Comparison

The following chart highlights the number of housing units and number and percentage of affordable (subsidized units) by town in Fairfield County.

Norwalk’s affordable housing percentage is higher than the state and Fairfield County and is third behind Bridgeport and Stamford.

City
Town
Total Housing Units (2013-17)Affordable Housing Units (2018)% of Housing
State1,507,711167,87911.1%
Fairfield County369,04434,0379.2%
Bethel75544285.6%
Bridgeport58,12411,59319.9%
Brookfield65733525.3%
Danbury32,658337310.3%
Darien70452523.5%
Easton283716.05%
Fairfield21,6155272.4%
Greenwich24,6171,2975.2%
Monroe731293.01%
New Canaan1676152.9%
New Fairfield5898801.3%
Newtown10,2822482.4%
NORWALK35,458451612.7%
Redding389314.03%
Ridgefield9,6452792.8%
Shelton17,1305032.9%
Sherman17647.03%
Stamford53,257764814.3%
Stratford21,74513436.1%
Trumbull12,8985924.5%
Weston39127.01%
Westport10,8703503.2%
Wilton64662594%

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