Mystic vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Mystic and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mystic has the higher population (4,441 vs 3,496 in Waterford). Mystic has the higher median household income ($146,042 vs $75,968 in Waterford). Mystic has the higher median home value ($493,200 vs $245,600 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	Mystic	Waterford
Population	4,441	3,496
Median age	57.1 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$146,042	$75,968
Median home value	$493,200	$245,600
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,618
Housing units	2,475	1,671
Homeownership rate	67.1%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.5%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mystic	Waterford
Population	4,249 → 4,441 (+4.5%)	3,008 → 3,496 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$94,102 → $146,042 (+55.2%)	$56,181 → $75,968 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$428,500 → $493,200 (+15.1%)	$197,600 → $245,600 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,341 → $1,688 (+25.9%)	$1,187 → $1,618 (+36.3%)

Mystic

Population

4,2494,441

Median household income

$94,102$146,042

Median home value

$428,500$493,200

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,688

Waterford

Population

3,0083,496

Median household income

$56,181$75,968

Median home value

$197,600$245,600

Median gross rent

$1,187$1,618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mystic	Waterford
Under 5	2.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	13.0%
75 and over	23.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mystic	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	75.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.8%
Two or more races	13.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mystic	Waterford
No high school diploma	2.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	14.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mystic	Waterford
Drove alone	67.1%	82.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.9%
Walked	2.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.8%	6.0%
Other means	2.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mystic	Waterford
1-unit, detached	62.7%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	12.7%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Mystic	Waterford
Poverty rate	1.8%	6.7%
Average household size	1.95	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1948	1967