What kinds of homes are in Oakville, CT?

Name: Types of homes in Oakville, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Oakville, CT has 4,196 (±365) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 1,055 homes per square mile of land.

70.8% are detached single-family houses.

19.5% are in buildings of two to four units.

6.4% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 4,196 (±365)
Detached houses: 70.8%
2–4 unit buildings: 19.5%
5+ unit buildings: 6.4%

Homes in Oakville by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Oakville	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Single-family, detached	70.8% (±5.3 points)	59.0%	58.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.3% (±1.6 points)	7.6%	6.5%	6.2%
2 units	9.7% (±4.2 points)	8.4%	7.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	9.8% (±3.5 points)	8.8%	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.0% (±2.1 points)	5.5%	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.7% (±0.9 points)	3.4%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.7% (±1.8 points)	6.4%	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.8%	0.7%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

In Oakville, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (15.3%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Oakville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakville
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Oakville	—	6.4% (±2.9 points)	—
Watertown (community)	1.8 mi	1.3% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Waterbury	3.5 mi	23.7% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Middlebury	4.7 mi	8.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Thomaston	5.3 mi	14.5% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Thomaston (community)	6.1 mi	29.4% (±14.5 points)	Higher
Woodbury	6.3 mi	10.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Plymouth	6.3 mi	6.9% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wolcott	6.3 mi	7.5% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waterbury, CT (23.7%), Thomaston, CT (14.5%), Thomaston (community), CT (29.4%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Thomaston (community)	29.4% (±14.5 points)
2	Heritage Village	19.0% (±6.1 points)
3	Woodbury Center	15.2% (±7.5 points)
4	Cheshire Village	13.7% (±5.1 points)
5	Terryville	9.9% (±4.6 points)
6	Bethlehem Village	9.2% (±8.7 points)
7	Oakville	6.4% (±2.9 points)
8	Watertown (community)	1.3% (±4.4 points)

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

It lies inside Watertown, 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 Oakville

How many homes are in Oakville?

Oakville, CT has an estimated 4,196 (±365) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Oakville houses or apartments?

70.8% are detached houses and 3.3% attached houses, while 25.9% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Oakville?

19.5% of homes in Oakville are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oakville CDP, Connecticut

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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