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Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA vs North Haven, CT

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix

California

vs

North Haven

Connecticut

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix leads on 13 and North Haven on 23. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 15% higher in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, while median household income is higher in North Haven.

Median gross rent
$1,973$1,720
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is 15% higher
Median household income
$125,107$132,689
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is 6% lower
Median home value
$952,400$393,200
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is 142% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $103,400 a year left in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix and $111,500 in North Haven. Money goes further in North Haven, by about $8,100 a year.
  • A household earning Casa de Oro-Mount Helix's median of $125,107 would need about $124,500 in North Haven to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, and pay outran rent by 1.2 points a year in North Haven.

How these are calculated

ConnecticutCaliforniaNorth Haven, CTCasa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACasa de Oro-Mount HelixNorth HavenCasa de Oro-Mount HelixNorth Haven

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01North Haven, CTComposite 68.9 / 100
93
829375537136n/a
02Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CAComposite 53.5 / 100
60
346775n/a4454n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCasa de Oro-Mount HelixNorth HavenAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,973$1,720
Rent to income118.9%15.6%
Property tax rate10.6%1.8%
Home price to income17.6x3.0x
Prices vs US average2111.9104.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,823$2,091
HUD area median income4$130,900n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,104$6,964
Median home value1$952,400$393,200
Home prices, 1-year change50.7%6.3%
Home prices, 5-year change553.6%60.9%
Homeownership178.5%81.3%
Renters paying 30%+148.9%45.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,488$2,461
Vacant homes14.8%2.9%
Median year built119691964
Jobs and income
Median household income1$125,107$132,689
Income per person1$61,838$61,750
Unemployment14.9%2.0%
Average annual pay6$85,402$80,015
Pay growth, 1 year63.1%6.0%
Jobs61,535,067278,572
Poverty rate14.8%4.2%
Mean commute126 min22 min
Works from home118.7%14.9%
Commutes by transit11.9%1.3%
People
Population119,76524,336
Median age143.445.7
Bachelor's or higher146.5%46.5%
High school or higher194.4%95.5%
Household size12.82.5
Born abroad110.2%12.3%
No health insurance12.4%2.2%
Homes with broadband196.5%94.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year12.1%3.6%
Moved from another state11.2%1.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-6.5-4.2
Income of households moving in7$89,591$74,725
Income of households moving out7$86,167$82,911
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k823.625.1
Shops per 10k828.032.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k85.14.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k826.623.9
Child care centers per 10k82.72.7
Parks per 10k93.56.6
Playgrounds per 10k96.13.3
Grocery stores per 10k93.52.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k914.213.6
Libraries per 10k91.50.8
Named paths and bike trails90.10.1
Transit stops per sq mi92.60.0
Nearest National Park Service site1016.932.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1014
National Register listings111612
Founded or incorporated12n/a1786
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a40
Property crime per 100k13n/a2,489
Schools
Public schools147587
Public school students14466,1463,701
Students per teacher1422.611.7
Climate
July average high1591°Fn/a
January average low1541°Fn/a
Average temperature1563°Fn/a
Annual precipitation1513.0 inn/a
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1699.795.1
Hurricane risk168.397.0
Tornado risk1664.478.0
Wildfire risk16100.041.2
Heat wave risk1698.885.4
Median air quality index176743
Good air days1717.5%67.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Casa de Oro-Mount Helix $78,920, North Haven $68,800 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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