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- Niagara Falls is 0% more densely populated than Torrington.
- People are 13.2% less likely to be married in Niagara Falls.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Niagara Falls.
 Torrington, CTNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,763329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201036,361  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,593285,036,114
 Population - 199033,687  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,461.893.4
 Land Area39.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Torrington, CTNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Torrington, CTNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.7%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Torrington, CTNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.6%50.2%
 Never Married33.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households14,389  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,707  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 16 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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