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

Name: Rent burden in Heritage Village, CT, 2020–2024
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55.3% (±17.8 points) of renting households in Heritage Village, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.3% (±17.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.4% (±17.5 points)
Median share of income: 37.9% (±16.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Heritage Village

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Heritage Village	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	10.5% (±11.5 points)	11.4%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.6% (±16.0 points)	11.6%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.6% (±4.5 points)	10.6%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.0% (±10.7 points)	12.9%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.9% (±3.1 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	53.4% (±17.5 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.

Heritage Village against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Heritage Village	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.3% (±17.8 points)	53.4% (±2.5 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.4% (±17.5 points)	44.4% (±2.1 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.9% (±16.2 points)	31.9% (±1.2 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,777 (±$14,204)	$45,215 (±$1,823)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,060 (±$480)	$1,330 (±$29)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Heritage Village, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (53.4%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (52.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Heritage Village ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 127.

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 Heritage Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Heritage Village
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Heritage Village	—	55.3% (±17.8 points)	—
Woodbury Center	4.3 mi	37.7% (±28.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford	5.3 mi	23.3% (±19.8 points)	Lower
Sandy Hook	5.3 mi	52.4% (±33.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury	5.4 mi	41.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Roxbury	5.8 mi	61.5% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Middlebury	6.3 mi	12.8% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Newtown	6.7 mi	61.7% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgewater	7.0 mi	47.8% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oxford, CT (23.3%), Middlebury, CT (12.8%).

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
1	Watertown (community)	61.4% (±34.1 points)
2	Bethlehem Village	60.2% (±28.5 points)
3	Cheshire Village	59.8% (±20.0 points)
4	Thomaston (community)	58.4% (±20.3 points)
5	Terryville	57.0% (±14.5 points)
6	Heritage Village	55.3% (±17.8 points)
7	Oakville	52.2% (±18.6 points)
8	Woodbury Center	37.7% (±28.2 points)

Heritage Village is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Southbury, whose figures include it.

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 Heritage Village

Are renters in Heritage Village rent-burdened?

55.3% of renting households in Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village spend on rent?

The median renting household in Heritage Village, CT spends 37.9% (±16.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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