Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $318,231 (it was $147,200 in 2000)
Watertown:
$318,231
CT:
$347,200
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $429,743; detached houses: $455,293; townhouses or other attached units: $232,674; in 2-unit structures: $242,050; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $229,634; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,162; mobile homes: $243,504; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $127,144March 2022 cost of living index in Watertown: 140.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)
According to our research of Connecticut and other state lists, there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Watertown, Connecticut as of May 21, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Watertown is 2,814 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
Crime rates in Watertown by year
Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.6)
3 (13.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)
6 (27.1)
3 (13.3)
3 (13.3)
4 (17.8)
4 (18.0)
4 (18.0)
3 (13.7)
1 (4.6)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.6)
3 (13.9)
1 (4.7)
0 (0.0)
3 (13.6)
Robberies (per 100,000)
5 (22.6)
3 (13.3)
7 (31.0)
3 (13.4)
4 (18.0)
7 (31.6)
7 (31.9)
12 (55.1)
3 (13.8)
11 (50.9)
2 (9.3)
3 (14.0)
0 (0.0)
6 (27.1)
Assaults (per 100,000)
25 (112.9)
23 (102.2)
26 (115.3)
16 (71.3)
29 (130.7)
21 (94.8)
15 (68.4)
8 (36.7)
16 (73.8)
8 (37.0)
5 (23.2)
14 (65.2)
9 (42.0)
0 (0.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
65 (293.6)
71 (315.4)
88 (390.1)
86 (383.3)
67 (302.0)
72 (324.9)
72 (328.3)
75 (344.2)
47 (216.9)
63 (291.2)
26 (120.7)
24 (111.8)
27 (126.1)
22 (99.4)
Thefts (per 100,000)
291 (1,314)
313 (1,390)
336 (1,490)
413 (1,841)
341 (1,537)
392 (1,769)
357 (1,628)
328 (1,505)
242 (1,117)
382 (1,766)
221 (1,026)
238 (1,108)
253 (1,181)
257 (1,162)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
8 (36.1)
15 (66.6)
23 (102.0)
22 (98.1)
46 (207.4)
19 (85.7)
24 (109.4)
32 (146.8)
23 (106.1)
46 (212.7)
37 (171.8)
52 (242.1)
36 (168.1)
38 (171.8)
Arson (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.7)
0 (0.0)
City-Data.com crime index
127.1
118.1
138.1
158.7
145.2
143.2
131.0
123.6
87.3
143.6
109.7
92.5
77.9
86.2
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 84.2. This is about average.
City:
84.2
U.S.:
72.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.216. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.216
U.S.:
0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 12.4. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
12.4
U.S.:
5.1
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.147. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.147
U.S.:
1.515
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
33.0
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 17.9. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
17.9
U.S.:
19.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.54. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.54
U.S.:
8.11
Tornado activity:
Watertown-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Watertown town center injured 40 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/24/1962, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the town center killed one personand injured 50 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Watertown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Connecticut state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.4 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 203.6 miles away from Watertown center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 202.0 miles away from Watertown center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 152.1 miles away from Watertown center On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 362.1 miles away from the city center On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 186.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Litchfield County (23) is greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 5, Floods: 4, Snowstorms: 4, Blizzards: 3, Snows: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: HOMETOWN AUTO RETAILERS INC (RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS).
Hospitals and medical centers in Watertown:
C I B: WATERTOWN COM. RES. (103 PROSPECT STREET)
HOSPICE PROFJECT CARE INC (51 DEPOT ST SUITE 107)
QUALITY VISITING NURSES LLC (470 STRAITS TNPK)
VNA HEALTH AT HOME INC (27 SIEMON COMPANY DRIVE)
APPLE REHAB WATERTOWN (35 BUNKER HILL RD)
WATERTOWN CONVALARIUM (WOODBURY RD)
WATERTOWN CONVALARIUM, INC (560 WOODBURY ROAD)
Amtrak stations near Watertown:
17 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
18 miles: WALLINGFORD (37 HALL AVE.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
18 miles: BERLIN (KENSINGTON, DEPOT RD.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Tourist attractions: Watershed Balloons (179 Gilbert Road), AstroGambling (Arcades & Amusements; 103 Nova Scotia Hill Road).
Birthplace of: George Wildman - Cartoonist, Ernest Pintoff - Film director, Benjamin B. Hotchkiss - Engineer, Stephen Southmyd Fenn - Politician.
Litchfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watertown and their reported violations in the past:
WATERTOWN FIRE DISTRICT (Population served: 6,718, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2008), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2008), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In AUG-02-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2012)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2011, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2012)
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2011. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2006 and SEP-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-22-2007)
21 routine major monitoring violations
15 regular monitoring violations
13 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This town:
2.6 people
Connecticut:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
71.8%
Whole state:
66.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
4.8%
Whole state:
6.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:
2.2%
Whole state:
7.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:
0.8%
Whole state:
3.9%
People in group quarters in Watertown in 2010:
104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
76 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
74 people in group homes intended for adults
4 people in residential treatment centers for adults
3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Watertown in 2000:
139 people in nursing homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Banks with branches in Watertown (2011 data):
Webster Bank, National Association: Pioneer Branch at 544 Straits Turnpike, branch established on 1985/06/30; Watertown Branch at 712 Main Street, branch established on 1966/06/16. Info updated 2008/12/23: Bank assets: $18,674.3 mil, Deposits: $13,861.5 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Straits Turnpike at 628 Straits Turnpike, branch established on 1960/07/01; Watertown Branch at 365 Main Street, branch established on 1988/11/22. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Naugatuck Savings Bank: Watertown at 565 Straits Turnpike, branch established on 2000/12/26. Info updated 2009/08/17: Bank assets: $915.6 mil, Deposits: $741.6 mil, headquarters in Naugatuck, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: Watertown Plaza Branch at 1171 Main Street, branch established on 1966/06/24. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
TD Bank, National Association: Watertown Branch at 1247 Main Street, branch established on 1982/01/01. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
People's United Bank: Watertown Stop And Shop Branch at 757 Straits Turnpike, branch established on 2001/11/08. Info updated 2012/02/16: Bank assets: $27,319.3 mil, Deposits: $20,835.4 mil, headquarters in Bridgeport, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 374 total offices
Thomaston Savings Bank: Watertown Branch at 565 Main Street, branch established on 1951/10/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $692.2 mil, Deposits: $559.9 mil, headquarters in Thomaston, CT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
Religion statistics for Watertown, CT (based on Litchfield County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
50,354
30
Mainline Protestant
20,681
87
Evangelical Protestant
4,483
39
Other
4,420
16
Orthodox
175
2
Black Protestant
160
2
None
109,654
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 53. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 76 took place in 2003, and the least - 33 in 2011. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.6%), and Outside Fires (30.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Watertown, CT
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health care (population 5,000+)"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
#61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
#74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
#84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: life and physical scientists (population 5,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
#92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
#22 (06795) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
#10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
#21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"