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Newtown, Connecticut, in Fairfield county, is 7 miles E of Danbury, Connecticut (center to center) and 58 miles NE of New York, New York. As of the year 2000 census, 1,843 people lived in Newtown.
In Newtown, about 69% of adults are married. Newtown is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Newtown had a median family income of $99,835. Many people in Newtown make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Newtown doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Connecticut. In Newtown, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Newtown residents donated more money ($21,800) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 91% of living spaces in Newtown are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Newtown, 90% of commuters drive to work.
Newtown strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Connecticut):
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| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | ![]() ![]() |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | ![]() ![]() |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | ![]() ![]() |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | ![]() ![]() |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | ![]() ![]() |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | ![]() ![]() |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | ![]() |
Comparing Newtown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Connecticut (State):
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | ![]() | ![]() |
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| Low Violent Crime | ![]() | ![]() |
| Low Property Crime | ![]() | ![]() |
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