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Torrington, CT vs Ridgefield, CT

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- Ridgefield is 0% more densely populated than Torrington.
- People are 50.1% more likely to be married in Ridgefield.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in Ridgefield.
 Torrington, CTRidgefield, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,053329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.438.4
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 Population - 201036,361  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,643285,036,114
 Population - 199033,687  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock726.793.4
 Land Area39.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Torrington, CTRidgefield, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Torrington, CTRidgefield, CTUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Torrington, CTRidgefield, CTUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock66.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock33.7%50.2%
 Never Married33.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.732.60
 Households14,389  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,96880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,707  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.5%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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