People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 29.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 27.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region report $67,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,900.
Income you would need: $74,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,856 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,101 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $290,100.
Getting to work: 14 minutes each way on average; 20.3% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Portales, NM matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
27.2%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
29.2%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
2.5
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	29.2%	above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1	27.2%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	2.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$67,377	5% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$69,861	1% below

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 13 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Laurel Bay, SC, Waynesboro, GA and College Park, GA), money left after rent here is higher: $58,400 against a typical $38,000.

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park27.3%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$74,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

27.3%

34% above the median place

Home price to income

3.5x

7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

27%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$58,700

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, $1,856 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Conning Towers-Nautilus Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Portales, NM	69	21.4% vs 27.3%	n/a	Compare
Whitewater, WI	66	22.7% vs 27.3%	n/a	Compare
Bloomsburg, PA	65	22.8% vs 27.3%	n/a	Compare
Wayne, NE	64	17.7% vs 27.3%	n/a	Compare

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Homeownership1
20.8%
69% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.6%
77% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,683
43% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,856	36% above
Rent to income1	27.3%	34% above
Property tax rate1	1.6%	77% above
Home price to income1	3.5x	7% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	100.4	0% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,902	18% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,683	43% above
Median home value1	$290,100	9% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	7.5%	134% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	65.3%	27% above
Homeownership1	20.8%	69% below
Renters paying 30%+1	47.5%	6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,101	12% above
Vacant homes1	8.4%	20% above
Median year built1	1980	0% above

Work and pay

Mean commute is 14 min, 45% below the median place.

Mean commute1
14 min
45% below the median place
Works from home1
20.3%
63% above the median place
Poverty rate1
7.1%
34% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Median household income1	$81,694	2% above
Income per person1	$35,414	12% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.0%	2% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$74,404	13% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.5%	49% above
Jobs5County figure	128,313	15% below
Poverty rate1	7.1%	34% below
Mean commute1	14 min	45% below
Works from home1	20.3%	63% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.4%	62% above

Who lives here

The median resident is 25 years old, younger than in 98% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track.

Median age1
25.0
36% below the median place
No health insurance1
3.2%
50% below the median place
High school or higher1
97.0%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad2.8% −68%

Household size2.8 +12%

Homes with broadband90.4% −2%

Bachelor's or higher30.3% −6%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Population1	8,460	4724th largest
Median age1	25.0	36% below
Bachelor's or higher1	30.3%	6% below
High school or higher1	97.0%	5% above
Household size1	2.8	12% above
Born abroad1	2.8%	68% below
No health insurance1	3.2%	50% below
Homes with broadband1	90.4%	2% below

Life in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

The nearest National Park Service site is Roger Williams National Memorial, about 46 miles away.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.4 −77%

Playgrounds per 10k26.0 2.8×

Grocery stores per 10k2.4 +11%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.7 −58%

Libraries per 10k1.2 +36%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Roger Williams National Memorial 46 miles
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park 49 miles
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park 62 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%

Shops34.8 +15%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.9 +20%

Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%

Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
45.9
49% above the median place
Students per teacher10
11.4
26% below the median place
Public schools10
86
above the median place (median 9)

All 17 schools and local life measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	86	above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure	36,605	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure	11.4	26% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	25.1	21% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	34.8	15% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.9	20% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	18.0	11% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.0	13% below
Parks per 10k8	2.4	77% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	26.0	176% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	2.4	11% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	4.7	58% below
Libraries per 10k8	1.2	36% above
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	45.9	49% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	2	0% above

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Conning Towers-Nautilus Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index12
38
12% below the median place
Hurricane risk11
94.7
34% above the median place
Tornado risk11
53.1
35% below the median place

All 7 weather and risk measures

Measure	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Vs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure	88.6	4% below
Hurricane risk11County figure	94.7	34% above
Tornado risk11County figure	53.1	35% below
Wildfire risk11County figure	39.4	36% below
Heat wave risk11County figure	71.3	21% below
Median air quality index12Metro figure	38	12% below
Good air days12Metro figure	81.3%	19% above

How it is changing

Household income rose 7.7% a year while rent rose 1.9% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 90% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 36.0% to 27.3% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 9.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 44.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 40.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$58,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 33% of places

Pay vs rent

+5.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 95% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-8.7 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (36.0% to 27.3%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+17%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park does better than 36% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 31%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,856/mo (2024)	$2,340/mo	$1,920 to $2,850/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$81,694 (2024)	$104,500	$88,500 to $124,000	+4.2%
Median home value	$290,100 (2024)	$411,000	$298,000 to $566,000	+6.0%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Port Royal, SC	$1,726	$74,870	Compare
New Brunswick, NJ	$1,814	$65,810	Compare
Manor, TX	$1,594	$84,529	Compare
Box Elder, SD	$1,491	$73,008	Compare

Nearby

Compare Conning Towers-Nautilus Park with

Places built like Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Conning Towers-Nautilus Park performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT	27.3%	7.7%/yr	n/a
Laurel Bay, SC	32.1%	2.7%/yr	n/a	Compare
Waynesboro, GA	21.5%	7.2%/yr	-4.4%	Compare
College Park, GA	28.1%	7.8%/yr	0.0%	Compare
Grambling, LA	48.1%	-5.8%/yr	-0.9%	Compare
Williamsburg, KY	24.9%	6.9%/yr	0.9%	Compare
Prairie View, TX	57.1%	-2.9%/yr	9.3%	Compare

Common questions

Is Conning Towers-Nautilus Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 41 out of 100, better than 41% of the places we rate and 46th of 65 in Connecticut. 21% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 37 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Conning Towers-Nautilus Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $290,100.

What salary do you need to live in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $74,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Port Royal, SC, New Brunswick, NJ, Manor, TX and Box Elder, SD.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Conning Towers-Nautilus Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Conning Towers-Nautilus Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/conning-towers-nautilus-park-connecticut

Citytistics. “Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/conning-towers-nautilus-park-connecticut/

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