Moving to Lake Bungee
Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within Connecticut, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Capitol Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Capitol Planning Region report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
- Income you would need
- $56,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $1,411 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,894 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $289,200.
- Getting to work
- 24 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Payson, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Lake Bungee | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1County figure | 4.4% | 24% below | |
| Moved from another state1County figure | 2.2% | 10% above | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure | -2.8 | 367% below | |
| Income of households moving in6County figure | $74,995 | 6% above | |
| Income of households moving out6County figure | $83,300 | 19% above |
What it costs to live here
Property tax rate is 2.2%, 145% above the median place.
Could you afford it?
Uses the median rent in Lake Bungee, $1,411 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Lake Bungee.
All 15 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Lake Bungee | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1County figure | $1,411 | 3% above | |
| Rent to income1 | 19.2% | 6% below | |
| Property tax rate1 | 2.2% | 145% above | |
| Home price to income1 | 3.3x | 14% below | |
| Prices vs US average2Metro figure | 102.8 | 2% above | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure | $1,933 | 20% above | |
| Property tax paid (median)1County figure | $6,454 | 98% above | |
| Median home value1 | $289,200 | 9% below | |
| Home prices, 1-year change4County figure | 5.7% | 80% above | |
| Home prices, 5-year change4County figure | 61.6% | 20% above | |
| Homeownership1 | 75.6% | 14% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1County figure | 51.9% | 3% above | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $1,894 | 1% above | |
| Vacant homes1County figure | 6.1% | 13% below | |
| Median year built1 | 1988 | 1% above |
Work and pay
Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Lake Bungee | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $88,369 | 10% above | |
| Income per person1 | $49,854 | 24% above | |
| Unemployment1 | 0.0% | below (median 4.9%) | |
| Average annual pay5County figure | $84,680 | 28% above | |
| Pay growth, 1 year5County figure | 2.2% | 41% below | |
| Jobs5County figure | 531,855 | 253% above | |
| Poverty rate1County figure | 10.3% | 4% below | |
| Mean commute1County figure | 24 min | 5% below | |
| Works from home1 | 0.0% | below (median 12.4%) | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 8 people measures
Life in Lake Bungee
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 8 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Lake Bungee | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools8County figure | 282 | above (median 9) | |
| Public school students8County figure | 136,830 | above (median 4,897) | |
| Students per teacher8County figure | 12.3 | 20% below | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure | 22.9 | 10% above | |
| Shops per 10k7County figure | 31.9 | 5% above | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure | 4.1 | 0% above | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure | 23.6 | 17% above | |
| Child care centers per 10k7County figure | 2.4 | 4% above |
Safety, weather and risk
Hurricane risk is 93.2, 32% above 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 Lake Bungee. Larger places are fetched first.
All 7 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Lake Bungee | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural hazard risk9County figure | 97.4 | 5% above | |
| Hurricane risk9County figure | 93.2 | 32% above | |
| Tornado risk9County figure | 90.5 | 11% above | |
| Wildfire risk9County figure | 56.9 | 7% below | |
| Heat wave risk9County figure | 96.4 | 7% above | |
| Median air quality index10Metro figure | 42 | 2% below | |
| Good air days10Metro figure | 66.6% | 3% below |
How it is changing
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.
No history available.
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Lake Bungee in 2030: where the trends point
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.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $88,369 (2024) | $112,000 | $94,500 to $132,500 | +4.0% |
| Median home value | $289,200 (2024) | $407,000 | $295,000 to $560,000 | +5.8% |
The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Lake Bungee
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payson, AZ | $1,345 | $67,710 | Compare |
| Little River, SC | $1,528 | $65,786 | Compare |
| Mesquite, NV | $1,181 | $75,227 | Compare |
| Sebastian, FL | $1,451 | $69,409 | Compare |
Nearby
- Southbridge Town, MA7 mi
- Putnam, CT8 mi
- Webster, MA12 mi
- Storrs, CT14 mi
- Oxford, MA15 mi
- Willimantic, CT18 mi
Compare Lake Bungee with
Common questions
Is Lake Bungee a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 64 Connecticut places. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Lake Bungee expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 19.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $289,200.
What salary do you need to live in Lake Bungee?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Lake Bungee?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Payson, AZ, Little River, SC, Mesquite, NV and Sebastian, FL.
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
- 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 Lake Bungee with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Bungee itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-bungee-connecticut
Citytistics. “Lake Bungee, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-bungee-connecticut/
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