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The final analysis of real estate sales in Naugatuck for the 2009 year showed remarkable stability from the previous year. Like many of the smaller towns in the Naugatuck Valley, this town shows the proportionate increase in property values the further the distance from the river basin.

Also like other towns along the river, this town started it's gradual decline when the Naugatuck river flooded in 1955 wiping out a great deal of the inner core of the city.

This town was once home to the manufacturing operations of Uniroyal Footwear and Uniroyal Chemical, operations that at one time employed over 5,000 people. The 9 acre space they occupied has been vacant for years and is awaiting a resurgence by the development of a commercial, residential, and cultural development called Renaissance Center. This has been stalled due to various problems, not just the economic slowdown.

The sales comparison analysis is as follows:

	CY 2008		CY 2009		Current active		Mos of Inventory		Currently under contract
RESIDENTIAL	228		224		126		10		30
CONDOS	57		67		46		4		11
MULTI-FAMILY	21		19		22		2		6

The analysis is relatively consistent for this town of app 35,000 residents. It also demonstrates that a property priced properly, has an excellent chance of selling within a reasonable amount of time.