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Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT vs New Orleans Station, LA

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Connecticut

vs

New Orleans Station

Louisiana

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park leads on 18 and New Orleans Station on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,856$1,825
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 2% higher
Median household income
$81,694$59,474
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 37% higher
Median home value
$290,100$282,900
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 3% higher

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 $40,000 in New Orleans Station. Money goes further in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, by about $18,400 a year.
  • A household earning Conning Towers-Nautilus Park's median of $81,694 would need about $76,500 in New Orleans Station 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 7.8 points a year in New Orleans Station.

How these are calculated

ConnecticutLouisianaNew Orleans Station, LAConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTConning Towers-Nautilus ParkNew Orleans StationConning Towers-Nautilus ParkNew Orleans Station

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 ParkNew Orleans StationAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,856$1,825
Rent to income127.3%36.8%
Property tax rate11.6%0.5%
Home price to income13.5x4.8x
Prices vs US average2100.492.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,902$1,480
HUD area median income4n/a$88,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,683$1,427
Median home value1$290,100$282,900
Home prices, 1-year change57.5%-1.8%
Home prices, 5-year change565.3%11.7%
Homeownership120.8%0.0%
Renters paying 30%+147.5%61.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,101$2,188
Vacant homes18.4%28.7%
Median year built119801988
Jobs and income
Median household income1$81,694$59,474
Income per person1$35,414$25,472
Unemployment15.0%4.2%
Average annual pay6$74,404$93,086
Pay growth, 1 year65.5%5.5%
Jobs6128,31313,408
Poverty rate17.1%12.9%
Mean commute114 min19 min
Works from home120.3%5.9%
Commutes by transit11.4%0.0%
People
Population18,4602,307
Median age125.025.6
Bachelor's or higher130.3%19.4%
High school or higher197.0%96.5%
Household size12.83.1
Born abroad12.8%13.6%
No health insurance13.2%0.0%
Homes with broadband190.4%95.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year129.2%2.9%
Moved from another state127.2%1.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people72.5-4.3
Income of households moving in7$67,377$60,905
Income of households moving out7$69,861$62,897
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k825.122.8
Shops per 10k834.828.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.98.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k818.06.6
Child care centers per 10k82.02.2
Parks per 10k92.40.0
Playgrounds per 10k926.00.0
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/a16
Schools
Public schools12869
Public school students1236,6054,283
Students per teacher1211.412.0
Climate
July average high13n/a90°F
January average low13n/a47°F
Average temperature13n/a70°F
Annual precipitation13n/a61.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1488.672.9
Hurricane risk1494.794.9
Tornado risk1453.140.2
Wildfire risk1439.420.6
Heat wave risk1471.362.9
Median air quality index153849
Good air days1581.3%51.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Conning Towers-Nautilus Park $74,240, New Orleans Station $73,000 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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