Newtown
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Outdoors in Newtown
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c. 1906
Newtown (CT) station 1906 postcard, c. 1906
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About Newtown
Town in Connecticut, United StatesNewtown ( NOO-town) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
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How Newtown ranks
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Housing in Newtown
The typical Newtown home is worth about $664,000, up 4.2% in a year, 47% above the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Newtown
Safety Grade A
Newtown reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Newtown
Full picture →Most working residents leave Newtown for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Newtown (15%), Danbury (14%) and Stamford (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Newtown
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Connecticut
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Newtown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Newtown
Full climate →Newtown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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