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Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT vs Lake Belvedere Estates, FL

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Connecticut

vs

Lake Belvedere Estates

Florida

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park leads on 26 and Lake Belvedere Estates on 7. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 13% higher in Lake Belvedere Estates, while median household income is higher in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park.

Median gross rent
$1,856$2,105
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 12% lower
Median household income
$81,694$76,036
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 7% higher
Median home value
$290,100$382,300
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 24% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $58,400 a year left in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park and $48,000 in Lake Belvedere Estates. Money goes further in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, by about $10,300 a year.
  • A household earning Conning Towers-Nautilus Park's median of $81,694 would need about $87,000 in Lake Belvedere Estates to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 5.8 points a year in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, and rent outran pay by 4.8 points a year in Lake Belvedere Estates.

How these are calculated

FloridaConnecticutLake Belvedere Estates, FLConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTConning Towers-Nautilus ParkLake Belvedere EstatesConning Towers-Nautilus ParkLake Belvedere Estates

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTComposite 46.5 / 100
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345046n/a9825n/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.

MeasureConning Towers-Nautilus ParkLake Belvedere EstatesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,856$2,105
Rent to income127.3%33.2%
Property tax rate11.6%0.9%
Home price to income13.5x5.0x
Prices vs US average2100.4114.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,902$2,349
HUD area median income4n/a$107,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,683$3,325
Median home value1$290,100$382,300
Home prices, 1-year change57.5%1.2%
Home prices, 5-year change565.3%70.8%
Homeownership120.8%87.8%
Renters paying 30%+147.5%73.7%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,101$1,959
Vacant homes18.4%15.8%
Median year built119801986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$81,694$76,036
Income per person1$35,414$22,939
Unemployment15.0%5.5%
Average annual pay6$74,404$82,085
Pay growth, 1 year65.5%6.3%
Jobs6128,313670,798
Poverty rate17.1%11.3%
Mean commute114 min24 min
Works from home120.3%15.3%
Commutes by transit11.4%0.0%
People
Population18,4602,672
Median age125.028.3
Bachelor's or higher130.3%21.1%
High school or higher197.0%83.2%
Household size12.84.3
Born abroad12.8%44.4%
No health insurance13.2%7.1%
Homes with broadband190.4%95.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year129.2%5.7%
Moved from another state127.2%0.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people72.5-1.1
Income of households moving in7$67,377$177,212
Income of households moving out7$69,861$98,618
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k825.120.8
Shops per 10k834.837.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.96.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k818.037.8
Child care centers per 10k82.01.9
Parks per 10k92.47.5
Playgrounds per 10k926.07.5
Grocery stores per 10k92.40.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.70.0
Libraries per 10k91.20.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1045.9n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles102n/a
National Register listings11n/a77
Schools
Public schools1286235
Public school students1236,605192,630
Students per teacher1211.416.6
Climate
July average high13n/a91°F
January average low13n/a55°F
Average temperature13n/a75°F
Annual precipitation13n/a57.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1488.699.2
Hurricane risk1494.799.9
Tornado risk1453.193.8
Wildfire risk1439.495.3
Heat wave risk1471.398.2
Median air quality index153839
Good air days1581.3%76.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Conning Towers-Nautilus Park $74,240, Lake Belvedere Estates $84,200 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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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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