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Terryville is a big small town of 5,461 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 8 miles from Waterbury, CT and 18 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 $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,461people
$244kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,461
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,978 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.1% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BDL airport
- 24 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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