Waterbury 06705

New Haven County, CT · 5,944 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

50affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
30.5%
stretched
Days on market
54
daily
Price cuts
21.1%
of active
Valuation
-31.1%
vs assessor
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63
/100
stable
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

35/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 59d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 06705. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 30.5% of median income. Median days on market: 59. Renting is approximately 9% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.1).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 3.4% YoY.

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Median price
$267,538
▴ 3.4% YoY
Days on market
54
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,708
ZORI
Investor score
86/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
50
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-31.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$184,200
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Pricing detail
Price / sqft$150
Price-to-income5.0×

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How 06705 ranks in CT
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Affordability, supply & momentum

51SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply5.2 mo
Days on Market54d
Inv vs History-2.2%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %21.1%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply5.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,708
Price-to-rent13.1
Est. cap rate5.0%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score11
Transit score6
Bike score—

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New Haven County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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