IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Waterbury, CT
Waterbury is a mid-size city of 114,869 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's part of the Waterbury, CT area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
114,869people
$209kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
Is Waterbury right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 114,869
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,022 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Waterbury, CT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 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
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HVN airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,777 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 538 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 107 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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