Connecticut · Census place 71460
Southwood Acres CDP, CT
Quick answer
Southwood Acres CDP has 8,154 residents, ranking #43 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $105,529, the median home is worth $247,400 and median gross rent runs $1,493 a month.
- Population
- 8,154Southwood Acres CDP residents
- Median household income
- $105,529Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $247,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,493Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Southwood Acres CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Southwood Acres CDP median would spend about 17% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 86.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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