What is the median household income in Saugatuck, CT?

Name: Income and affordability in Saugatuck, CT, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Saugatuck, CT is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,213 a month would take about $88,500 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $250,000 or more
Median renter income: $133,229 (±$128,080)
Income to afford median rent: about $88,500

Income in Saugatuck against Western Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Saugatuck	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median household income	$250,000 or more	$128,188 (±$2,370)	$95,781 (±$732)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$133,229 (±$128,080)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,213 (±$219)	$2,110 (±$34)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

How much you need to earn to rent in Saugatuck

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $2,213 a month ($26,556 a year) needs an income of about $88,500 a year.

The median renting household in Saugatuck earns $133,229 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Saugatuck

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saugatuck
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Saugatuck	—	$250,000 or more	—
Compo	1.2 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Westport Village	2.2 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Greens Farms	2.5 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Old Hill	2.7 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Norwalk	3.0 mi	$107,616 (±$6,938)	—
Staples	3.7 mi	$192,656 (±$58,400)	—
Poplar Plains	4.0 mi	$178,816 (±$67,686)	—
Southport	4.5 mi	$159,688 (±$53,946)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median household income across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1 (tie)	Greens Farms	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Noroton	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Noroton Heights	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Old Greenwich	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Old Hill	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Riverside	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Saugatuck	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Tokeneke	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Westport Village	$250,000 or more
12	Glenville	$220,865 (±$77,191)
13	Lakes West	$220,313 (±$64,436)
14	Lakes East	$217,534 (±$24,998)
15	Ridgebury	$216,944 (±$55,068)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Westport, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Saugatuck

What is the median household income in Saugatuck?

The median household income in Saugatuck is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Saugatuck?

About $88,500 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,213 a month.

What do renters earn in Saugatuck?

The median renting household in Saugatuck, CT earns $133,229 (±$128,080) a year.

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 Saugatuck CDP, Connecticut (place:66770, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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