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

Name: Rent burden in Oakville, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.2% (±18.6 points) of renting households in Oakville, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.2% (±18.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.5% (±18.2 points)
Median share of income: 32.9% (±23.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Oakville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Oakville	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	10.7% (±10.0 points)	11.4%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.9% (±12.5 points)	11.6%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.1% (±5.0 points)	10.6%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.2% (±12.6 points)	12.9%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.7% (±3.7 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	48.5% (±18.2 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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakville	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.2% (±18.6 points)	53.4% (±2.5 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.5% (±18.2 points)	44.4% (±2.1 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.9% (±23.2 points)	31.9% (±1.2 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,595 (±$11,038)	$45,215 (±$1,823)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,414 (±$366)	$1,330 (±$29)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Oakville, 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, Oakville ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 63 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 Oakville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Oakville	—	52.2% (±18.6 points)	—
Watertown (community)	1.8 mi	61.4% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
Waterbury	3.5 mi	58.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Middlebury	4.7 mi	12.8% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Thomaston	5.3 mi	57.9% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Thomaston (community)	6.1 mi	58.4% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury	6.3 mi	41.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Plymouth	6.3 mi	57.9% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wolcott	6.3 mi	49.8% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: 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)

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

Are renters in Oakville rent-burdened?

52.2% of renting households in Oakville 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 Oakville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Oakville, CT spends 32.9% (±23.2 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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