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New Canaan, CT vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 2.8% less likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 16.6 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 New Canaan, CTHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

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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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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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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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