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New Rankings Reveal This Fairfield County Locale Is Connecticut's Richest Municipality New Rankings Reveal This Fairfield County Locale Is Connecticut's Richest Municipality
New Rankings Reveal This Fairfield County Locale Is Connecticut's Richest Municipality Ever wonder what the richest part of Connecticut is? Brand-new rankings listing the richest municipality in each state may come as a surprise. Stacker said it used the most recent Census Bureau American Community Survey Five-Year Data (as of August 2024) to calculate its rankings. "The 'richest town' can look quite different from state to state, with some being far wealthier than others," Stacker said. "Locations are ranked by median household income, with ties broken by the percentage of people annually earning more than $200,000," according to Stacker. "Any places with a population smal…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Census: Connecticut Black, Hispanic Households Less Likely To Be Counted Census: Connecticut Black, Hispanic Households Less Likely To Be Counted
Census: Connecticut Black, Hispanic Households Less Likely To Be Counted Black and Hispanic people in Connecticut are filling out their Census applications at a lower rate than white people - a situation that could result in a mismatch of programs, finances, and services for under-counted communities. The Census helps decide how to disperse resources based on population. It impacts services such as school lunches, highway upgrades, firefighters, water protection, and safety net programs. The self-response rate in Census tracts (federally defined neighborhoods within a municipality) where Black and Hispanic people make up the majority was 51 percent, according to…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Police Issue Warning For Scam Linked To 2020 Census COVID-19: Police Issue Warning For Scam Linked To 2020 Census
Covid-19: Police Issue Warning For Scam Linked To 2020 Census Police agencies in the area are cautioning area residents to be vigilant and wary of potential scams surrounding the 2020 U.S. Census as the world navigates their way through the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With all eyes on the virus, the Fairfield Police Department issued an alert warning that residents should not respond to any fraudulent emails, text messages or social media posts regarding the Census. Police said that scammers have been stating that their victims need to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census in order to receive a COVID-19 stimulus check from the federal govern…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says
More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says The mass exodus of New Yorkers leaving New York City has hit a record pace. According to new reports, as many as 277 people are leaving New York City each day, leading all U.S. metro areas, and more than double the number recorded last year. Los Angeles and Chicago were second and third on the list, with 201 and 161 residents reportedly leaving each day. The data came from the 2018 Ceneus data on migration in the largest 100 cities in the country. Between July 2017 and July 2018, New York lost 180,306 people and gained 131,746 new residents. A difference of 48,560 abandoned New York — the …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes
This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes New statistics have revealed that a city in Fairfield County ranks among the highest in the state for having the most affordable homes. The Census Bureau released the estimates, which were developed using data from the American Community Survey for cities in the state with a population of 60,000 or more. The cities are ranked using the median multiple, the value that determines the number of years of work at the median salary required to pay off the median home price. Anything under 3 is considered to be affordable. Norwalk underwent the largest median multiple percentage increase at 21.8 …

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by Valerie Musson
Real Estate
This Fairfield County City Saw State's Biggest Increase In Median Home Price This Fairfield County City Saw State's Biggest Increase In Median Home Price
This Fairfield County City Saw State's Biggest Increase In Median Home Price A new report on HomeArea has cited a city in Fairfield County among its list of areas that underwent the greatest increase in median home price. The findings were released by the Census Bureau and initially gathered from the American Community Survey based on cities in Connecticut that have 60,000 residents or more. Norwalk made the No. 8 spot on the list, with a median multiple of 6.0. The median multiple is the value that indicates how many years it would take with the median income to pay off the median home price. This shows a 1.1 increase over last year’s median multiple of 4.9. As a …

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In' Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In'
Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In' As if anyone who calls it home needed to be told, Danbury has once again been named one of the top 50 cities to live in the United States by 24/7 Wall St. In their latest "Best Cities to Live in Every State," Danbury earned top honors in New York (seventh overall), just behind Centennial in Colorado and a spot ahead of Wilmington, D.E. Hoover, Alabama topped the list.  To determine which cities made the list, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data of the 550 U.S. cities with populations greater than 65,000 or more as measured by the Census Bureau. The rankings are based on a range of variabl…

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by Zak Failla