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Place dossier plate
SheetCT-NAUGATUCK-CT · Naugatuck, CT 31,634 pop · income 72nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Naugatuck
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Naugatuck on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bangor · lowest
58,096
Bangor · lowest
58,096 median HH income
35.4% of the leader · rank #1
Naugatuck · this city
92,184
Naugatuck · this city
92,184 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #2
Dodgeville · near
92,188
Dodgeville · near
92,188 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #3
Lewisberry · near
92,188
Lewisberry · near
92,188 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #4
Parkwood · near
92,188
Parkwood · near
92,188 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #5
Poplar · near
92,188
Poplar · near
92,188 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #6
Bethany · highest
164,315
Bethany · highest
164,315 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Naugatuck on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 31,634.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Naugatuck - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Naugatuck places in the 72nd percentile for household income and the 61st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
72nd
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
86th
percentile, median rent
61st
percentile, safety
📝 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: Naugatuck, CT
Naugatuck is a small city in Connecticut, home to 31,634 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Naugatuck brings in $92,184 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.6%. Naugatuck's housing stock carries a median value of $241,600, and the median resident age is 39.7 years. Educational attainment runs 32.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 24 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Low Activity). Naugatuck reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1071.1 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Connecticut carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Connecticut scores 103.6 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,955 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Connecticut's average monthly utility costs around $345 (state average). Workers in Naugatuck report an average commute of 29.6 minutes, with 75.7% driving alone and 12.3% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 87.6 out of 100 (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Naugatuck's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to reported crime to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Naugatuck, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Naugatuck?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 75.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 29.6 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Is Naugatuck growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +734 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 24 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Which cities make useful reference points for Naugatuck?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Connecticut, the closest population matches are Newington (30,551 residents, $98,585 income); Torrington (35,481 residents, $69,611 income); East Haven (27,729 residents, $86,498 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mundelein, IL (31,632 residents); Nicholasville, KY (31,625 residents); Middle River, MD (31,616 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Naugatuck?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Naugatuck?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1071.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 53% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1071.1
Violent rate
50.1
Property rate
1021.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Naugatuck?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 32.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
3.6%
Bachelor's degree+
32.4%
Matched public schools
9
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 3.6% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.6 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Connecticut average
C+
City profile score · Naugatuck, CT
63/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A-
50 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate B
3.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B
$92,184
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C+
32.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
103.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Naugatuck profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 84/100 (A-) · 50 /100k
Poverty rate: 74/100 (B) · 3.6%
Household income: 71/100 (B) · $92,184
Bachelor's+ share: 62/100 (C+) · 32.4%
Cost of living: 24/100 (F) · 103.6 index
Where Naugatuck sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Naugatuck's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Naugatuck highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Naugatuck, CT (this city): home $241,600, crime 1,071/100k
Mundelein, IL : home $285,600, crime 772/100k
Nicholasville, KY : home $210,700, crime 1,610/100k
Bangor, ME : home $206,300, crime 4,399/100k
Newington, CT : home $279,900, crime 2,212/100k
Torrington, CT : home $195,800, crime 1,120/100k
East Haven, CT : home $274,900, crime 2,051/100k
New London, CT : home $234,800, crime 1,594/100k
Wethersfield, CT : home $300,500, crime 1,430/100k
Manchester, CT : home $205,800, crime 2,248/100k
How does Naugatuck compare to other US cities?
Naugatuck measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income72% higher than other cities
Home value54% pricier than other cities
Median rent86% pricier than other cities
Safety61% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Connecticut, Naugatuck ranks #17 of 47 Connecticut cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Naugatuck against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Connecticut only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Connecticut-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Naugatuck near the bottom of Connecticut's cities
Among the 207 Connecticut cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Naugatuck ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Naugatuck only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#115 of 198
42nd percentile in Connecticut
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 207
0th percentile in Connecticut
Median Home Value
#164 of 201
18th percentile in Connecticut
Poverty Rate
#85 of 204
56th percentile in Connecticut
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#153 of 207
26th percentile in Connecticut
How in-state ranks are ordered
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.
Gauge source note
72nd percentile nationally for median household income · 61st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Naugatuck's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Naugatuck's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Naugatuck's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$241,60046th percentilemore affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Naugatuck's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,624 of 15,516
More affordable than 70% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#468 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.6×, Naugatuck sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,624 of 15,516 and #468 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$92,184Naugatuck, CT median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Naugatuck, CT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Naugatuck, CT.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
31,634
Median Income
$92,184
Median Home Value
$241,600
Median Age
39.7
Poverty Rate
3.6%
Labor force participation
65.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
32.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1071.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
50.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1021.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Naugatuck's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
31,496 residents
2021
31,635 residents
2022
31,738 residents
2023
31,944 residents
2024
32,097 residents
2025
32,230 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
24
housing units authorized
Single-Family
11
detached homes
Multifamily
13
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
14
14
0
$2.6M
2021
25
16
9
$4.5M
2022
15
11
4
$2.7M
2023
15
15
0
$5.0M
2024
24
11
13
$3.7M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
29.6 minutes
Drive Alone
75.7%
Carpool
7.2%
Public Transit
2.1%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
12.3%
Other
2.0%
Based on 17,359 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Connecticut statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $345
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Connecticut at $345 (electricity about $175 , water and sewer about $60 ).
These are Connecticut statewide averages, not a meter reading for Naugatuck. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Connecticut's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.6 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Naugatuck is $1,955/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Connecticut statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 87.6 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Connecticut statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Naugatuck sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Naugatuck compares to similar-size Connecticut cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.