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Watertown is a small town of 3,897 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 5 miles from Waterbury, CT and 25 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,897people
$293kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,897
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,650 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Hartford, CT
- 5 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Low property crime (954 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HVN airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,637 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 479 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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