Thomaston vs Watertown

A side-by-side comparison of Thomaston and Watertown: population, income, housing, and more.

Thomaston and Watertown are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Watertown has the higher population (4,215 vs 2,073 in Thomaston). Watertown has the higher median household income ($98,003 vs $81,667 in Thomaston). Watertown has the higher median home value ($278,500 vs $236,900 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Thomaston	Watertown
Population	2,073	4,215
Median age	51.4 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$98,003
Median home value	$236,900	$278,500
Median gross rent	$957	$1,115
Housing units	1,202	1,709
Homeownership rate	58.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thomaston	Watertown
Population	1,580 → 2,073 (+31.2%)	3,350 → 4,215 (+25.8%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $81,667 (+76.6%)	$64,886 → $98,003 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$195,300 → $236,900 (+21.3%)	$220,400 → $278,500 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $957 (+14.5%)	$952 → $1,115 (+17.1%)

Thomaston

Population

1,5802,073

Median household income

$46,250$81,667

Median home value

$195,300$236,900

Median gross rent

$836$957

Watertown

Population

3,3504,215

Median household income

$64,886$98,003

Median home value

$220,400$278,500

Median gross rent

$952$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thomaston	Watertown
Under 5	4.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	18.7%
55 to 64	19.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	16.5%	8.9%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thomaston	Watertown
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	78.1%
Black or African American	6.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	13.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thomaston	Watertown
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	43.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thomaston	Watertown
Drove alone	81.0%	72.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	1.8%	0.8%
Walked	4.9%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thomaston	Watertown
1-unit, detached	46.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	23.3%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Thomaston	Watertown
Poverty rate	4.2%	13.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1938	1958