What Homes Cost in Waterbury
You've gotta live somewhere... right? From a Brooklyn Victorian charmer with seventy layers of lead paint to a Town Plot triple-decker with a landlord who texts back never, Waterbury has a variety of places and ways to make a home. We're going to help you understand what to expect.
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What Does Home Look Like in Waterbury?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
Shockingly affordable compared to the rest of Connecticut.
Homes in Waterbury are typically
Multi-families with character (peeling paint and shag carpeting counts as character, right?).
The dream house would be
A Victorian in Overlook with original woodwork and zero foundation issues.
The reality is that it will most likely be
a fixer-upper where "cozy" means you can touch both walls.
I'll live anywhere except
Within earshot of the Mixmaster.
As long as I'm close to
Fulton Park for actual green space and on a hill with a view.
Stereotypical architecture is
19th-century industrial mixed with whatever was cheap in the '70s.
Sought after views
Sunsets over the river valley.
HOAs around here are
Practically extinct. You're on your own with that lawn situation.
Ready to See If Waterbury Fits You?
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