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Woodbury Center is a small town of 1,606 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 9 miles from Waterbury, CT and 31 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,606people
$443kTypical home
$1,778/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,606
- Part of a metro area
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,778/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 13 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 46
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HVN airport
- 38 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.