What is the median home value in Waterford, CT?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Waterford, CT is $355,900 (±$13,589), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Waterford, the median home value went from $252,200 in 2015–2019 to $355,900 in 2020–2024 (+41.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$355,900 (±$13,589)
Owner-occupied homes
6,460 (±417)
Most common range
$300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Waterford

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueWaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Less than $50,0003.3% (±1.5 points)3.8%2.4%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9991.5% (±1.1 points)2.0%1.5%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9991.6% (±0.9 points)4.0%3.3%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9994.4% (±2.3 points)8.1%6.9%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99922.8% (±4.4 points)26.6%21.5%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99949.5% (±4.3 points)38.7%36.8%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99914.5% (±2.5 points)14.5%20.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more2.5% (±1.2 points)2.2%6.8%7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 49.5% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Waterford against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Median home value$355,900 (±$13,589)$323,400 (±$5,559)$366,900 (±$1,621)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes6,460 (±417)75,341 (±1,292)952,989 (±5,585)84,210,142

In Waterford, the median home value is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($323,400).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut ($366,900).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Waterford ranks 7 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 97 of 169.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Waterford have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$252,200 (±$9,120)$355,900 (±$13,589)+41.1%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,870 (±$79)$2,206 (±$78)+18.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$4,275 (±$148)$4,876 (±$236)+14.1%Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Waterford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waterford
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Waterford—$355,900 (±$13,589)—
New London2.9 mi$253,300 (±$22,757)Lower
Niantic3.7 mi$396,000 (±$38,075)Not measurably different
East Lyme4.3 mi$412,600 (±$17,965)Higher
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)5.0 mi$175,600 (±$61,598)Lower
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park5.0 mi$290,100 (±$35,969)Lower
Gales Ferry5.8 mi$335,100 (±$67,611)Not measurably different
Groton6.0 mi$340,100 (±$17,454)Not measurably different
Oxoboxo River6.5 mi$246,200 (±$17,024)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New London, CT ($253,300), Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region), CT ($175,600), Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT ($290,100).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Lyme, CT ($412,600).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
1Stonington$483,400 (±$25,549)
2East Lyme$412,600 (±$17,965)
3Salem$403,600 (±$33,028)
4North Stonington$397,100 (±$39,198)
5Colchester$366,800 (±$16,403)
6Preston$361,900 (±$13,165)
7Waterford$355,900 (±$13,589)
8Lebanon$345,900 (±$39,843)
9Groton$340,100 (±$17,454)
10 (tie)Franklin$326,200 (±$20,329)
10 (tie)Ledyard$326,200 (±$26,800)
12Lisbon$315,700 (±$25,874)
13Bozrah$311,200 (±$25,669)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Waterford include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Waterford (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Waterford

What is the average home value in Waterford, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $355,900 (±$13,589) for owner-occupied homes in Waterford (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Waterford gone up?

In Waterford, the median home value went from $252,200 in 2015–2019 to $355,900 in 2020–2024 (+41.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Waterford sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Waterford town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:80280, in state:09 county:180).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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