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Darien's Housing Stock: What Your Neighbors Live in
Here are some facts and figures about the housing Darien residents live in—the range in costs and ages of homes in town.
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, as of 2010
As of 2010, the median price of a home, statewide, was worth less than the homes that 97.5 percent of Darien residents lived in.
Value of
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Owner-Occupied
Housing Units
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Number
in
Darien
Percent
of Darien
Housing
Number
in Fairfield
County
Percent
of Fairfield
County Homes
Number
in
CT
Percent
of CT
Homes
0 to $50,000 0 0.0% 2,207 0.9% 13,644 1.5% $50,000 to $99,999 20 0.3% 3,045 1.3% 18,668 2.0% $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0% 4,848 2.1% 56,161 6.0% $150,000 to $199,999 52 0.9% 9,881 4.2% 122,274 13.0% $200,000 to $299,999 87 1.5% 31,717 13.5% 267,519 28.5% $300,000 to $499,999 101 1.7% 72,624 31.0% 280,008 29.8% $500,000 to $999,999 1,752 29.7% 73,295 31.3% 134,075 14.3% $1,000,000 and over 3,886 65.9% 36,802 15.7% 47,635 5.1% TOTAL 5,898 100.0% 234,419 100.0% 939,984 100.0% Median value $1,000,000-plus ----- $477,700 ----- $295,800 -----Source for this and all tables in this article: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community Survey, via March 15, 2012 bonding statement from .
Age of Housing in Darien
Year
Structure
Built
Number
in
Darien
Percent
of Housing
in Darien
Number
in Fairfield
County
Percent of
Housing in
Fairfield County
Number
in
Connecticut
Percent of
Housing in
Connecticut
1939 or earlier 1,661 23.6% 80,976 22.6% 351,823 23.8% 1940 to 1949 866 12.3% 30,136 8.4% 109,487 7.4% 1950 to 1959 1,728 24.5% 60,736 17.0% 225,730 15.3% 1960 to 1969 846 12.0% 51,631 14.4% 198,079 13.4%1970 to
1979
Number of Homes in Darien
2010 2000 1990 1980% Increase
2000 to 2010
% Increase
1990 to 2010
% Increase
1980 to 2010
7,074 6,792 6,653 6,340 4.2% 6.3% 11.6%Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
