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Torrington

A city of 35,547 people in Connecticut
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City in Connecticut, United States
1740Established
35,515Population
40.3 sq miArea
541 ftElevation

Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States. The city population was 35,515 according to the 2020 census. The city is located roughly 23 miles (37 km) west of Hartford, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Springfield, Massachusetts, 67 miles (108 km) southeast of Albany, New York, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of New York City, and 127 miles (204 km) west of Boston, Massachusetts. Torrington is a former mill town, as are most other towns along the Naugatuck River Valley. Downtown Torrington is home t…

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ZIP code06790, 06792
Area code860, 959
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Housing in Torrington

$302K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Torrington home is worth about $302,000, up 4% in a year, 33% below the Connecticut typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market59
Sale-to-list101.1%
Sold in May41
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Safety in Torrington

B

Safety Grade B

Torrington reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Torrington 1
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Torrington 11.9
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Torrington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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