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Watertown, CT housing market

The typical Watertown home is worth about $392,000, up 0.9% in a year, 13% below the Connecticut typical home. Homes typically sell in 49 days, a little above asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Watertown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Watertown at a glance

Typical home value
$392K
▲ 0.9% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$433K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
49
Connecticut: 31 days
Sale-to-list
103.2%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
8
in May · 23 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 2.9 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

WatertownConnecticut
$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K 20182020202220242026 Watertown $392K Connecticut $451K
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JanuaryWatertownConnecticut
2017$223,000$248,000
2018$229,000$256,000
2019$229,000$258,000
2020$239,000$264,000
2021$269,000$293,000
2022$295,000$326,000
2023$324,000$357,000
2024$354,000$395,000
2025$377,000$420,000
2026$387,000$438,000
August 2026$392,000$451,000
Next door

Watertown and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Watertown $392K +0.9% 49 $101,691
Thomaston $352K +1.1% — $103,218
Waterbury $288K +3.4% 45 $51,886
Oakville — — 48 $95,515
Woodbury $535K +1.4% — $131,480
Bethlehem $523K +2% — $108,929
Middlebury $552K +1.9% — $133,487
Affordability

3.9 years of income

The typical Watertown home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Connecticut (4.7 years).

How Watertown ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
83.9%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$6,014
Connecticut: $6,643
Median rent
$1,275
Connecticut: $1,488
Typical home built
1969
Connecticut: 1967

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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