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New Canaan, CT vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 20.0% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years younger in Mesa.
 New Canaan, CTMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTMesa, AZUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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