How many renters in Ansonia, CT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ansonia, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.7% (±10.4 points) of renting households in Ansonia, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.7% (±10.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.7% (±8.5 points)
Median share of income: 25.6% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ansonia

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ansonia	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	21.7% (±6.7 points)	11.4%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.8% (±6.7 points)	11.6%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.0% (±5.9 points)	10.6%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.8% (±5.3 points)	12.9%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.0% (±6.0 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	29.7% (±8.5 points)	44.4%	43.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ansonia against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ansonia	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.7% (±10.4 points)	53.4% (±2.5 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.7% (±8.5 points)	44.4% (±2.1 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.6% (±4.0 points)	31.9% (±1.2 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,963 (±$13,058)	$45,215 (±$1,823)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,476 (±$121)	$1,330 (±$29)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Ansonia, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (53.4%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (52.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Ansonia ranks 17 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 169.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ansonia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ansonia
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ansonia	—	39.7% (±10.4 points)	—
Derby	1.4 mi	54.0% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Seymour	2.9 mi	45.2% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbridge	3.7 mi	71.1% (±27.1 points)	Higher
Shelton	4.5 mi	53.8% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Orange	4.7 mi	64.0% (±15.3 points)	Higher
Orange (community)	4.7 mi	64.0% (±15.3 points)	Higher
Oronoque	6.2 mi	84.5% (±38.7 points)	Higher
Bethany	6.7 mi	0.0% (±83.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodbridge, CT (71.1%), Shelton, CT (53.8%), Orange, CT (64.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
11	Southbury	49.3% (±13.8 points)
12	Prospect	45.3% (±44.3 points)
13	Seymour	45.2% (±15.6 points)
14	Cheshire	44.9% (±14.7 points)
15	Naugatuck	42.2% (±10.4 points)
16	Woodbury	41.8% (±15.5 points)
17	Ansonia	39.7% (±10.4 points)
18	Oxford	23.3% (±19.8 points)
19	Middlebury	12.8% (±14.6 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ansonia

Are renters in Ansonia rent-burdened?

39.7% of renting households in Ansonia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ansonia spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ansonia, CT spends 25.6% (±4.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ansonia town, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:01220, in state:09 county:140).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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