City profile · Connecticut · Census ACS 2023

Sherwood Manor, CT

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Sherwood Manor - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

5,781
Residents
$96,274
Median income
$241,100
Median home
$1,865
Median rent (state)

Sherwood Manor - the verdict

Nationally, Sherwood Manor sits in the 75th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

75th
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
79th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Sherwood Manor, CT

Connecticut's Sherwood Manor is a small town, with 5,781 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Sherwood Manor brings in $96,274 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.0%. Sherwood Manor's housing stock carries a median value of $241,100, and the median resident age is 43.4 years. About 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 63.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Connecticut carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.6 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,865 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $345 across Connecticut, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 97.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).

Population

5,781 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Connecticut

Median Household Income

$96,274 /yr

Poverty 3.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.6 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Connecticut average

How does Sherwood Manor compare to other US cities?

Here's how Sherwood Manor stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 75% higher than other cities
Home value 54% pricier than other cities
Median rent 79% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Sherwood Manor against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Connecticut only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Connecticut-relative analysis

Median Home Value places Sherwood Manor toward the bottom of Connecticut's cities

Among the 201 Connecticut cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Sherwood Manor ranks #166 - the 17th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Sherwood Manor only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#112 of 198
43rd percentile in Connecticut
Median Gross Rent
#112 of 207
24th percentile in Connecticut
Median Home Value
#166 of 201
17th percentile in Connecticut
Poverty Rate
#96 of 204
52nd percentile in Connecticut
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#167 of 207
19th percentile in Connecticut

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Connecticut only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

75thIncome percentile

75th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Sherwood Manor's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$241,100 46th percentile more affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). This entry sits in this band. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Sherwood Manor $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Sherwood Manor, CT Sherwood Manor, CT's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Sherwood Manor, CT-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Sherwood Manor, CT median $96,274/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Sherwood Manor, CT's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Sherwood Manor, CT. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 25.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 3.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 63.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
5,781
Median Income
$96,274
Median Home Value
$241,100
Median Age
43.4
Poverty Rate
3.0%
Labor force participation
63.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.7%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
80.3%
Carpool
6.1%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
12.2%
Other
0.8%

Based on 3,108 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Connecticut - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$175
avg/month
Natural Gas
$110
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$60
avg/month
Total Utilities
$345
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Connecticut state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Connecticut state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Sherwood Manor sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.6
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,865/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
97.4 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Connecticut

Portland
5,970 people
Daniels Farm
5,995 people
Noroton
5,522 people
Cheshire
6,049 people
Pawcatuck
5,475 people
Branford Center
6,130 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Sherwood Manor's 5,781 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Du Quoin, IL
5,780 people
Stafford Courthouse, VA
5,780 people
Princeton, WV
5,780 people
Cave Springs, AR
5,778 people
Bryn Mawr, PA
5,777 people
Villa Park, CA
5,776 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Sherwood Manor's $96,274 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Richmond West, FL
$96,282 median income
Richardson, TX
$96,257 median income
Bithlo, FL
$96,250 median income
Conway, FL
$96,250 median income
St. George Island, FL
$96,250 median income
Moville, IA
$96,250 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Sherwood Manor, CT Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Sherwood Manor, CT - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 79.6% 11.4% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13.2% White 79.6% Black or African American 4.5% Asian 2.1% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 2.3% Two or more races 11.4% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Sherwood Manor compares to nearby Connecticut cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Sherwood Manor (this city) 5,781 $96,274
Portland 5,970 $91,522
Daniels Farm 5,995 $197,731
Noroton 5,522 $250,001
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CT OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Sherwood Manor, CT?

What is the population of Sherwood Manor, CT? +

Sherwood Manor, CT counts 5,781 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Sherwood Manor, CT? +

Median annual household income in Sherwood Manor runs $96,274, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Sherwood Manor? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Sherwood Manor; the closest available measure is the Connecticut state average, a cost of living index of 103.6 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Connecticut vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Sherwood Manor, CT? +

Homes in Sherwood Manor carry a median value of $241,100, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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