Best PlacesCass Gilbert, Waterbury, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury ranks 5,570th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cass Gilbert, Waterbury ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Cass Gilbert, Waterbury ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$43,061 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cass Gilbert, Waterbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,061, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cass Gilbert, Waterbury's effective rate of 2.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cass Gilbert, Waterbury.
Who works in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, and how
Work in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
The coast is about 31 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, month by month
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
Schools across Cass Gilbert, Waterbury average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- F. J. Kingsbury SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Duggan SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Sprague SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Side Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- North End Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Wilby High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cass Gilbert, Waterbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cass Gilbert, Waterbury against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury
Is Cass Gilbert, Waterbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cass Gilbert, Waterbury ranks 5,570th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cass Gilbert, Waterbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,942. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $43,061 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Cass Gilbert, Waterbury safe?
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare Cass Gilbert, Waterbury with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cass Gilbert, Waterbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cass Gilbert, Waterbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cass Gilbert, Waterbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cass Gilbert, Waterbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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