Fact text

  • Naugahyde, yes, that faux leather on your retro diner seat, was invented right here in Naugatuck by U.S. Rubber chemists in 1936.
  • Charles Goodyear, the rubber pioneer whose name is on every blimp, actually lived in Naugatuck as a young man.
  • The beloved Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars were made in Naugatuck for most of the 20th century before the factory finally closed in 2007.
  • Naugatuck's name comes from an Algonquian phrase meaning 'lone tree by the fishing place', possibly the most poetic town origin story in Connecticut.
  • Naugatuck pitcher Spec Shea had the greatest hometown nickname in baseball history: 'The Naugatuck Nugget.'
Your
Naugatuck
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
Hosted by Michael McMillan, President of Annuities.net
Every figure mentioned is drawn from the same sourced public data shown below — and the video updates as the data does.
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31201
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Total Population
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$
77967
Median Income
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$
187900
Median Home
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15
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Naugatuck
ranks for retirees?
46
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
0
Affordability
94
Healthcare
61
Climate
30

Results

Naugatuck

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
0

Connecticut exempts most middle-income retirees from state tax on Social Security benefits, applying taxes only above certain income thresholds.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
0
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
94

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
94
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
61

The area has

6

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
30

A

Cold / Snowy

climate — summers peak near

83

°F, winters dip to about

22

°F, with roughly

31

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index

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