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41.06° N · 73.47° W · GEOID 0976150

Tokeneke

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Tokeneke is home to 2,951 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $3,107 a month, 14.9% 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 $2,000,001, about 8.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,107
128% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$2,000,001
above the median place (median $319,400)
Unemployment
5.3%
8% 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 Tokeneke

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $217,200 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.
  • 95% 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.
  • 94% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 62 Connecticut places.
  • The median home is valued at $2,000,001, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Households average 3.59 people, larger than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 99% of places we track, yet 94% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Tokeneke

Western Connecticut Planning Region loses about 6.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in23,555
Moved out26,929
Net−3,374

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Westchester County, NY3,4991,475+2,024
New York County, NY2,3941,941+453
Kings County, NY940502+438
Queens County, NY753

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$187K
Leavers$154K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Western Connecticut Planning Region report $187,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $153,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$124,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,107 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $2,000,001.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 26.0% work from home; 15.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
University Park, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$187,067
165% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$153,620
119% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.4%
69% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%69% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-6.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$187,067165% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$153,620119% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 94.0%, 86% above the median place.

Tokeneke14.9%
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
$124,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.9%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
8.0x
111% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$217,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tokeneke, $3,107 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 Tokeneke, 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
Camino Tassajara, CA11.6% vs 14.9%$5,000Compare
Highland Park, TX9.3% vs 14.9%$9,400Compare
Cherry Hills Village, CO10.5% vs 14.9%$12,600Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
94.0%
86% above the median place
Median home value1
$2,000,001
above the median place (median $319,400)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,107128% above
Rent to income114.9%27% below
Home price to income18.0x111% 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$2,000,001above (median $319,400)
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%83% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure56.2%9% above
Homeownership187.8%32% above
Renters paying 30%+194.0%86% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built119541% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $131,200, 227% above the median place.

Income per person1
$131,200
227% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
15.4%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$131,200227% above
Unemployment1County figure5.3%8% above
Average annual pay5County figure$135,554105% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.0%35% above
Jobs5County figure289,91592% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.5%31% below
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home126.0%109% above
Commutes by transit115.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 94.5%, 195% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
94.5%
195% above the median place
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
99.9%
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.6 +44%
Median age33.6 −14%
Born abroad5.2% −41%
Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,9516646th largest
Median age133.614% below
Bachelor's or higher194.5%195% above
High school or higher199.9%8% above
Household size13.644% above
Born abroad15.2%41% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in Tokeneke

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.2 +0%
Playgrounds per 10k3.4 −64%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.4 −70%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
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 bars28.3 +36%
Shops37.5 +24%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.2 2.0×
Doctors' offices and clinics25.5 +26%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
28.3
36% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
8.2
100% above the median place
Public school students9
90,016
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure146above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure90,016above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure28.336% above
Shops per 10k7County figure37.524% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure8.2100% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure25.526% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k810.20% above
Playgrounds per 10k83.464% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k83.470% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 97.0, 37% 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 Tokeneke. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk10
97.0
37% above the median place
Natural hazard risk10
96.3
4% above the median place
Tornado risk10
69.2
15% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureTokenekeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure96.34% above
Hurricane risk10County figure97.037% above
Tornado risk10County figure69.215% below
Wildfire risk10County figure46.324% below
Heat wave risk10County figure84.07% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure442% above
Good air days11Metro figure64.7%6% below
08

Tokeneke in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, up from 15% 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$3,107/mo (2023)$4,120/mo$3,330 to $5,100/mo+4.1%
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$309,000$261,500 to $366,000+3.6%
Median home value$2,000,001 (2024)$2,638,000$1,915,000 to $3,634,000+4.7%

The median home would be worth 8.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.0 now.

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

09

Places like Tokeneke

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

PlaceRentIncome
University Park, TX$3,272$250,001Compare
Old Greenwich, CT$3,501$250,001Compare
Scarsdale, NY$3,501$250,001Compare
Riverside, CT$3,501$250,001Compare
Riverside, CTScarsdale, NYOld Greenwich, CTUniversity Park, TXTokeneke, CTTokenekeUniversity ParkScarsdaleRiversideTokenekeUniversity ParkScarsdaleRiverside

Common questions

Is Tokeneke 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 $217,200 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. 95% 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. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tokeneke expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% 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 $2,000,001.

What salary do you need to live in Tokeneke?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $124,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tokeneke?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are University Park, TX, Old Greenwich, CT, Scarsdale, NY and Riverside, CT.

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

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

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