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New Canaan, CT vs Fanwood, NJ

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- Fanwood is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 9.7% more likely to be married in Fanwood.
- The Median Age is 0.0 years older in Fanwood.
 New Canaan, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,727329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,174285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,766.493.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock13.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.6%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock3.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews
Dorie · Harlingen, TX
New Canaan
Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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John · New Canaan, CT
cost of living
Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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George · New Canaan, CT
Cost of Living Weighs Heavy
Over 18 years ago

Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Fanwood    2 Reviews
Roe · Fanwood, NJ
A Great Little Town
Over 17 years ago

We are transplanted New Yorkers and this is our second NJ town in five years (Bogota was the first and it was not for us). We chose Fanwood because of its proximity to  More

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Liz · Fanwood, NJ
Fanwood, New Jersey Great Small Bedroom town / H
Over 17 years ago

Have lived in this Central New Jersey small town..20yrs..Love it Close to Westfield, Scotch Plains and Cranford...affluent towns with lots of shops, great restaurants  More

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