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A town of 22,253 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
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Town in Connecticut, United States
1780Established
22,105Population
29.6 sq miArea
620 ftElevation

Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 22,105 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Waterbury. The urban center of the town is the Watertown census-designated place, with a population of 3,938 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code06795
Area code860
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Housing in Watertown

$392K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Watertown home is worth about $392,000, up 0.9% in a year, 13% below the Connecticut typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market49
Sale-to-list103.2%
Sold in May8
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Safety Grade B+

Watertown reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Watertown 1
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Watertown 9.2
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Watertown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictWatertown School DistrictSchools8

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