Best PlacesNaugatuck, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naugatuck, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Naugatuck ranks 47,488th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Naugatuck
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Naugatuck's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naugatuck ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
Where Naugatuck ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
Who lives in Naugatuck
Naugatuck runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Naugatuck.
Who works in Naugatuck, and how
Work in Naugatuck centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Naugatuck
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Naugatuck.
What the weather is like in Naugatuck, month by month
Naugatuck sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Naugatuck
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naugatuck
Schools across Naugatuck average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kermit Pre K8C · 33% proficient
- Lenore Pk8 SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Tug Valley High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Naugatuck school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naugatuck measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Naugatuck against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naugatuck
Is Naugatuck a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naugatuck ranks 47,488th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Naugatuck safe?
Naugatuck is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Naugatuck?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 28. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of towns.
Compare Naugatuck with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naugatuck. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naugatuck represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Naugatuck detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naugatuck: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naugatuck: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naugatuck: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naugatuck: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naugatuck detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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