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New Preston, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
New Preston is a Census CDP of 1,146 people across 7.32 square miles of land, in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Median household income is $76,406, 85.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Preston
What New Preston is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.32 sq mi
- Water area0.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land157 plus or minus 49
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthwest Hills Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Preston
How many people live in New Preston
- Population1,146 plus or minus 359
- Median age51.8 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 18194 plus or minus 100
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over359 plus or minus 128
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent
- Households424 plus or minus 118
- Family households321 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families75.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Preston
Income and work in New Preston
- Median household income$76,406 plus or minus $28,034
- Per capita income$60,321 plus or minus $21,481
- Civilian labor force596 plus or minus 208
- Employed561 plus or minus 201
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over912 plus or minus 254
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent plus or minus 36.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Preston
Housing in New Preston
- Housing units592 plus or minus 120
- Occupied units424 plus or minus 118
- Vacant units168 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate28.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Owner occupied361 plus or minus 97
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate85.1 percent plus or minus 32.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$452,600
- Single family units576 plus or minus 122
- Share single family97.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more2.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Preston
How New Preston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute380 plus or minus 153
- Commuting under 15 minutes158 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.6 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.5 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Drove alone41.2 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport3.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Walked9.6 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Worked from home32.3 percent plus or minus 28.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest Hills Planning Region, not New Preston
Northwest Hills Planning Region context, not New Preston figures
- Establishments in Northwest Hills Planning Region2,909
- Covered employment, Northwest Hills Planning Region37,684
- Average annual pay, Northwest Hills Planning Region$64,312
- Housing units permitted, Northwest Hills Planning Region141
Every figure in this section is published for Northwest Hills Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of New Preston.
All Northwest Hills Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
New Preston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Preston, Connecticut?
1,146, in 424 households. New Preston CDP covers 7.32 square miles of land, which is 157 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Preston in?
Northwest Hills Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in New Preston?
$76,406. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $452,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page New Preston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Northwest Hills Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of New Preston.
Is zoning published for New Preston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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