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41.63° N · 72.47° W · GEOID 0975200

Terramuggus

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Hartford, CT metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Terramuggus is home to 968 people. Median household income is $141,923 a year and median rent is $1,934 a month, 16.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $366,400, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,934
42% above the median place
Median household income
$141,923
77% above the median place
Median home value
$366,400
15% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Terramuggus

  • 63% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 52 Connecticut places.
  • Household income has grown -0.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median resident is 50.8 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,209 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 91% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Terramuggus

Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,857
Moved out31,076
Net−2,219

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT3,2162,914+302
South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT2,2291,719+510
Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl, CT1,8472,046−199
Hampden County, MA1,8001,231+569
Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT1,2241,363−139
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT737830−93
Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT602485+117
Middlesex County, MA497539−42

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

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
$77,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,934 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,143 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $366,400.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 63.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Clinton, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
24% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$83,300
19% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-2.8
367% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%10% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.8367% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,9956% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$83,30019% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Terramuggus16.4%
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
$77,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.4%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$117,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Terramuggus, $1,934 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
87.0%
31% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,143
68% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,93442% above
Rent to income116.4%20% below
Property tax rate11.9%103% above
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.82% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,93320% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,771107% above
Median home value1$366,40015% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership187.0%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.9%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,14368% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Works from home1
63.0%
above the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$141,92377% above
Income per person1$63,73159% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$84,68028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs5County figure531,855253% above
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%4% below
Mean commute1County figure24 min5% below
Works from home163.0%above (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Median age1
50.8
30% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
Household size2.3 −8%
Bachelor's or higher35.2% +10%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19686646th largest
Median age150.830% above
Bachelor's or higher135.2%10% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure15.2%73% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Terramuggus

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops31.9 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

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

Public schools8
282
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students8
136,830
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher8
12.3
20% below the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure282above (median 9)
Public school students8County figure136,830above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher8County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.95% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.44% above
06

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 Terramuggus. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk9
93.2
32% above the median place
Natural hazard risk9
97.4
5% above the median place
Heat wave risk9
96.4
7% above the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureTerramuggusAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk9County figure97.45% above
Hurricane risk9County figure93.232% above
Tornado risk9County figure90.511% above
Wildfire risk9County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk9County figure96.47% above
Median air quality index10Metro figure422% below
Good air days10Metro figure66.6%3% below
08

Terramuggus 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$141,923 (2024)$176,000$149,000 to $208,500+3.7%
Median home value$366,400 (2024)$499,000$362,000 to $687,000+5.3%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

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

09

Places like Terramuggus

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

PlaceRentIncome
Clinton, MD$1,809$124,803Compare
Kettering, MD$2,297$126,938Compare
Lincoln Park, NJ$1,857$123,397Compare
Friendly, MD$2,306$127,670Compare
Friendly, MDLincoln Park, NJKettering, MDClinton, MDTerramuggus, CTClintonKetteringLincoln ParkFriendlyClintonKetteringLincoln Park

Common questions

Is Terramuggus a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 63% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 52 Connecticut places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Terramuggus expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% 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 $366,400.

What salary do you need to live in Terramuggus?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $77,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Terramuggus?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Clinton, MD, Kettering, MD, Lincoln Park, NJ and Friendly, MD.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  10. 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 Terramuggus with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Terramuggus itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/terramuggus-connecticut

Citytistics. “Terramuggus, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/terramuggus-connecticut/

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