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41.18° N · 73.34° W · GEOID 0916085

Coleytown

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Bridgeport, CT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutColeytown, CTColeytownColeytown

The short answer

Coleytown is home to 3,472 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $2,407 a month, 11.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $1,589,700, about 6.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,407
76% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$1,589,700
398% above the median place
Unemployment
7.3%
50% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Coleytown

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $225,800 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places.
  • 49% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places.
  • 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 92 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Coleytown

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region loses about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,054
Moved out14,218
Net−1,164

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bronx County, NY1,341353+988
New York County, NY468361+107
Queens County, NY544172+372
Kings County, NY440198+242

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$85K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greater Bridgeport Planning Region report $92,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $85,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$96,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,407 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,589,700.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 49.1% work from home; 8.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Glencoe, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$92,401
31% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$85,040
21% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-4.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%0% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.7%35% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$92,40131% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$85,04021% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $1,589,700, 398% above the median place.

Coleytown11.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$96,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.6%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
6.4x
67% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$225,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$1,589,700
398% above the median place
Homeownership1
95.0%
43% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,40776% above
Rent to income111.6%43% below
Home price to income16.4x67% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.96% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,39949% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,589,700398% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership195.0%43% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.7%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.1%28% below
Median year built119611% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 49.1%, 294% above the median place.

Works from home1
49.1%
294% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
Income per person1
$124,241
210% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$124,241210% above
Unemployment1County figure7.3%50% above
Average annual pay5County figure$77,99318% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure115,62123% below
Poverty rate1County figure12.4%16% above
Mean commute138 min53% above
Works from home149.1%294% above
Commutes by transit18.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Bachelor's or higher1
79.7%
149% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.0%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.4% +5%
Household size3.1 +22%
Median age42.6 +9%
Born abroad13.2% +49%
All 8 people measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,4726646th largest
Median age142.69% above
Bachelor's or higher179.7%149% above
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size13.122% above
Born abroad113.2%49% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband198.0%6% above
05

Life in Coleytown

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.4 +42%
Playgrounds per 10k23.0 2.4×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops25.1 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.7 +12%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools9
91
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
50,880
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
25.1
17% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure50,880above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.117% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.712% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k814.442% above
Playgrounds per 10k823.0145% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 23.9, 61% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Coleytown. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk10
23.9
61% below the median place
Hurricane risk10
95.1
35% above the median place
Tornado risk10
41.7
49% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureColeytownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure91.81% below
Hurricane risk10County figure95.135% above
Tornado risk10County figure41.749% below
Wildfire risk10County figure23.961% below
Heat wave risk10County figure77.614% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure442% above
Good air days11Metro figure64.7%6% below
08

Coleytown in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$310,000$262,000 to $366,500+3.6%
Median home value$1,589,700 (2024)$2,292,000$1,664,000 to $3,157,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 7.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Coleytown

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Glencoe, IL$2,211$248,933Compare
Sammamish, WA$2,857$239,690Compare
Wellesley, MA$2,886$250,001Compare
Moraga, CA$2,895$216,193Compare
Moraga, CAWellesley, MASammamish, WAGlencoe, ILColeytown, CTColeytownGlencoeSammamishWellesleyMoragaColeytownGlencoeSammamishMoraga

Common questions

Is Coleytown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $225,800 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places. 49% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Coleytown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,589,700.

What salary do you need to live in Coleytown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $96,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Coleytown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Glencoe, IL, Sammamish, WA, Wellesley, MA and Moraga, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Coleytown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Coleytown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/coleytown-connecticut

Citytistics. “Coleytown, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/coleytown-connecticut/

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