Compo, Connecticut

Community · population 3,354 (2020 Census)

Median home: $1,522,500
Household income: $250,001
Jan low / Jul high: 22° / 85°
Snow a year: 36 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 46.3

Compo is a community of 3,354 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $1,522,500, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks more seaside character than 99% of Connecticut towns, better transit than 98% of Connecticut towns, more upscale than 91% of Connecticut towns.

Compo in our rankings:

#18 in The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Connecticut
#50 in The 50 Best Seaside Small Towns in America
#50 in The 50 Richest Small Towns in America

How Compo ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Compo is worth $1,522,500, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 6.1 times the median household income of $250,001, which is more affordable than 8% of Connecticut towns. 89.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Compo	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$1,522,500	$376,000
Median rent	—	$1,462
Median household income	$250,001	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	6.1×	3.6×
Homeownership	89.7%	80.3%
Median year built	1970	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	7.1%	—

Who lives in Compo

People	Compo	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	46.3	45.0
Age 65 and over	19.9%	20.6%
Under 18	25.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	1.8%	5.7%
Veterans	4.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	16.9%	—
Work from home	38.1%	16.8%
Average commute	35.3 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	98.8%	93.8%

Weather in Compo

July highs average 84.8°F and January lows 22.2°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 35.9 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 18 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 119 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Stamford 5 N station (10.2 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Compo since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on July 19, 1971 about 4.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 4, 2020.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 10 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on July 8, 1982.

Towns near Compo

Westport, CT
0.4 mi · 27,141 people · home $1,405,200
Saugatuck, CT
1.2 mi · 2,937 people · home $1,756,400
Westport Village, CT
1.5 mi · 3,251 people · home $1,631,500
Greens Farms, CT
1.5 mi · 3,125 people · home $1,314,700
Old Hill, CT
2.4 mi · 2,676 people · home $1,479,400
Staples, CT
2.6 mi · 6,954 people · home $1,165,500
Coleytown, CT
3.8 mi · 3,522 people · home $1,589,700
Norwalk, CT
4.1 mi · 91,184 people · home $558,000

Compo questions

Is Compo, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Compo scores better for retirees than 27% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 30%. 19.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 46.3).

How much does a house cost in Compo?

The median owner-occupied home in Compo is valued at $1,522,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $250,001, so homes cost about 6.1 times income. Median rent is — a month.

What is the weather like in Compo?

July highs average 84.8°F and January lows 22.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 51.6 inches of precipitation a year and 35.9 inches of snow.

Does Compo get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Compo since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on July 19, 1971. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Compo's Census boundary (GEOID 0916525). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.