Moving to Sandy Hook
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region gains about 3.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within Connecticut, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 8.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Naugatuck Valley Planning Region report $65,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
- Income you would need
- $74,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $1,866 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,027 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $501,200.
- Getting to work
- 35 minutes each way on average; 23.1% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Campton Hills, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Sandy Hook | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1 | 8.4% | 47% above | |
| Moved from another state1County figure | 1.7% | 13% below | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure | 3.9 | above (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in6County figure | $65,729 | 7% below | |
| Income of households moving out6County figure | $69,690 | 1% below |
What it costs to live here
Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 93 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
Could you afford it?
Uses the median rent in Sandy Hook, $1,866 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
Like Sandy Hook, but easier on the budget
Places that match Sandy Hook on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Sandy Hook.
All 14 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Sandy Hook | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $1,866 | 37% above | |
| Rent to income1 | 13.9% | 32% below | |
| Home price to income1 | 3.1x | 18% below | |
| Prices vs US average2Metro figure | 99.8 | 1% below | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure | $1,745 | 8% above | |
| Property tax paid (median)1 | $10,001 | 206% above | |
| Median home value1 | $501,200 | 57% above | |
| Home prices, 1-year change4County figure | 6.4% | 101% above | |
| Home prices, 5-year change4County figure | 64.9% | 26% above | |
| Homeownership1 | 92.9% | 40% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1 | 52.4% | 4% above | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $3,027 | 62% above | |
| Vacant homes1 | 9.6% | 35% above | |
| Median year built1 | 1979 | 0% above |
Work and pay
Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).
More on work and pay, against the typical place
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Sandy Hook | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $160,814 | 100% above | |
| Income per person1 | $75,754 | 89% above | |
| Unemployment1County figure | 6.0% | 22% above | |
| Average annual pay5County figure | $72,829 | 10% above | |
| Pay growth, 1 year5County figure | 1.7% | 54% below | |
| Jobs5County figure | 159,762 | 6% above | |
| Poverty rate1 | 5.7% | 48% below | |
| Mean commute1 | 35 min | 42% above | |
| Works from home1 | 23.1% | 85% above | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
Homes with broadband is 97.8%, 6% above the median place.
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 8 people measures
| Measure | Sandy Hook | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population1 | 9,863 | 4208th largest | |
| Median age1 | 43.1 | 11% above | |
| Bachelor's or higher1 | 60.9% | 90% above | |
| High school or higher1 | 97.3% | 5% above | |
| Household size1 | 2.8 | 12% above | |
| Born abroad1 | 7.1% | 20% below | |
| No health insurance1County figure | 4.8% | 25% below | |
| Homes with broadband1 | 97.8% | 6% above |
Life in Sandy Hook
The nearest National Park Service site is Weir Farm National Historical Park, about 15 miles away.
Founded or incorporated in 1711. Its history on Wikipedia
Out the door, against the typical place
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.
National Park Service sites nearby
- Weir Farm National Historical Park 15 miles
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 39 miles
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site 42 miles
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 17 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Sandy Hook | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools10 | 2 | 78% below | |
| Public school students10 | 1,603 | 67% below | |
| Students per teacher10 | 11.8 | 23% below | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure | 19.4 | 7% below | |
| Shops per 10k7County figure | 27.2 | 10% below | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure | 3.2 | 22% below | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure | 18.9 | 6% below | |
| Child care centers per 10k7County figure | 2.6 | 13% above | |
| Parks per 10k8 | 6.1 | 40% below | |
| Playgrounds per 10k8 | 10.1 | 8% above | |
| Grocery stores per 10k8 | 0.0 | below (median 2.1) | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8 | 14.2 | 27% above | |
| Libraries per 10k8 | 0.0 | below (median 0.9) | |
| Named paths and bike trails8 | 10.5 | above (median 2.0) | |
| Transit stops per sq mi8 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| Nearest National Park Service site9 | 15.3 | 50% below | |
| National Park Service sites within 60 miles9 | 10 | 400% above |
Safety, weather and risk
Hurricane risk is 95.1, 35% above 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 Sandy Hook. Larger places are fetched first.
How it is changing
Rent took 18% of the median income in the 2020 survey and 13.9% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1 points on average, so affordability held up better here.
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2020 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 18.0% to 13.9% of the median income.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Sandy Hook in 2030: where the trends point
If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Sandy Hook does better than 83% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 48%.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,866/mo (2024) | $2,350/mo | $1,930 to $2,870/mo | +3.9% |
| Median household income | $160,814 (2024) | $205,500 | $173,500 to $243,000 | +4.2% |
| Median home value | $501,200 (2024) | $718,000 | $521,000 to $989,000 | +6.2% |
The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Sandy Hook
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Park, NJ | $1,928 | $165,958 | Compare |
| Lake Mohawk, NJ | $1,989 | $149,135 | Compare |
| Elmhurst, IL | $1,975 | $149,644 | Compare |
| Geneva, IL | $1,768 | $144,341 | Compare |
Nearby
- Shelton, CT9 mi
- Daniels Farm, CT9 mi
- Bethel, CT9 mi
- Long Hill, CT10 mi
- Ansonia, CT10 mi
- Derby, CT10 mi
Compare Sandy Hook with
Places built like Sandy Hook
Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Sandy Hook performs against places like it.
| Place | Rent to income | Income growth | Pop. change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hook, CT | 13.9% | 7.4%/yr | n/a | |
| Londonderry, NH | 19.6% | 4.1%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Lynnfield, MA | 18.3% | 6.4%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Wilmington, MA | 17.1% | 6.0%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Daniels Farm, CT | 22.2% | 5.0%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Maple Glen, PA | 14.6% | 6.5%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Cape St. Claire, MD | 17.9% | 4.1%/yr | n/a | Compare |
Common questions
Is Sandy Hook a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 70 out of 100, better than 70% of the places we rate and 24th of 65 in Connecticut. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,161 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 90% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 65 Connecticut places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Sandy Hook expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 13.9% 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 $501,200.
What salary do you need to live in Sandy Hook?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $74,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Sandy Hook?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kendall Park, NJ, Lake Mohawk, NJ, Elmhurst, IL and Geneva, IL.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- 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
- Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- 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.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).
What stands out compares Sandy Hook with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sandy Hook itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sandy-hook-connecticut
Citytistics. “Sandy Hook, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sandy-hook-connecticut/
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