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41.15° N · 73.38° W · GEOID 0956935

Old Hill

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

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutOld Hill, CTOld HillOld Hill

The short answer

Old Hill is home to 2,990 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 16.8% 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 $1,479,400, about 5.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$1,479,400
363% 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 Old Hill

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.8% a year while household income rose 0%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $212,400 a year left, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places.
  • 93% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • 41% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places.
  • Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% 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 Old Hill

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
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,479,400.
Getting to work
42 minutes each way on average; 41.3% work from home; 8.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
West University Place, TX 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
MeasureOld HillAmong 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 gross rent is $3,501, 156% above the median place.

Old Hill16.8%
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
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.8%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
5.9x
56% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$212,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Old Hill, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Old Hill, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Glencoe, IL10.7% vs 16.8%$5,900Compare

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Median home value1
$1,479,400
363% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Homeownership1
92.2%
39% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureOld HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income116.8%18% below
Home price to income15.9x56% 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$1,479,400363% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership192.2%39% 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 built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $162,212, 305% above the median place.

Income per person1
$162,212
305% above the median place
Works from home1
41.3%
231% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOld HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$162,212305% 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 commute142 min69% above
Works from home141.3%231% above
Commutes by transit18.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 93.3%, 191% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
93.3%
191% above the median place
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband100.0% +8%
Household size3.0 +20%
Born abroad19.8% 2.2×
Median age42.9 +10%
All 8 people measures
MeasureOld HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,9906646th largest
Median age142.910% above
Bachelor's or higher193.3%191% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad119.8%125% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Old Hill

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k10.0 +7%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.0 −10%
Libraries per 10k3.3 3.8×
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
MeasureOld HillAmong 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 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k810.07% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k810.010% below
Libraries per 10k83.3284% above
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 Old Hill. 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
MeasureOld HillAmong 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

Old Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% now.

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 rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,750/mo$3,900 to $5,790/mo+5.2%
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$309,000$261,500 to $366,000+3.6%
Median home value$1,479,400 (2024)$2,076,000$1,507,000 to $2,860,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.9 now.

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

09

Places like Old Hill

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

PlaceRentIncome
West University Place, TX$3,501$250,001Compare
Great Falls, VA$3,501$250,001Compare
McLean, VA$3,422$250,001Compare
Kensington, CA$3,501$237,130Compare
Kensington, CAMcLean, VAGreat Falls, VAWest University Place, TXOld Hill, CTOld HillWest University PlaceGreat FallsMcLeanKensingtonOld HillWest University PlaceGreat FallsMcLeanKensington

Common questions

Is Old Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.8% a year while household income rose 0%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $212,400 a year left, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Old Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.8% 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 $1,479,400.

What salary do you need to live in Old Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Old Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are West University Place, TX, Great Falls, VA, McLean, VA and Kensington, 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 Old Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Old Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/old-hill-connecticut

Citytistics. “Old Hill, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/old-hill-connecticut/

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