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Real estate businesses in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area
The real estate businesses in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #6 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 490
- 30 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 188
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,779 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 159
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.2
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #6 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for real estate businesses.
At $18,779 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 59% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
There are 490 real estate businesses on map listings in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 188 businesses with payroll in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $632K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Waterbury-Shelton metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Waterbury-Shelton metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.2 | 35.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 159 | 129 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 958 | 725 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,779 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 188
- Employees, 2023
- 870
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,151Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49030 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 781The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $632K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 81 | 490 | 27.2 | 159 | +3.2% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 80 | 276 | 23.8 | 181 | +2.0% | #8 of 387 |
| 3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 75 | 1,496 | 32.2 | 141 | +3.0% | #20 of 387 |
| 4New Haven, CT | 74 | 754 | 32.7 | 135 | +2.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 53 | 1,888 | 53.2 | 94 | +3.7% | #157 of 387 |
Other business types in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 490 real estate businesses in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. 30 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 2,151 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $18,779 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 490 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 59% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 180,116 households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area has 27.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 159, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area would have about 781, against 490 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waterbury-Shelton metro area at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area is $86,191, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 81 for real estate businesses (high), #6 of 387 scored metro areas.
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