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Heritage Village is a small town of 4,968 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Waterbury, CT and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,968people
$243kTypical home
$2,060/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,533/mo)
- Median rent $2,060/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 73
- 3% of households have kids
- 68% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HVN airport
- 42 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 495 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: R+7 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk