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New Canaan, CT vs Jericho, NY

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- Jericho is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 4.0% more likely to be married in Jericho.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years older in Jericho.
 New Canaan, CTJericho, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,526329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.138.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,045285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,681.293.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTJericho, NYUnited 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  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTJericho, NYUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTJericho, NYUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.8%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock4.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.212.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,74480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.2%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 Jericho    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

My city has bus, but no train or subway. The city next to Jericho is Hicksville and it has train, so I have to use it. I have to take bus to there to take train. I  More

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