[JayCT]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Doesnt the Census do these estimates by comparing the number of tax forms (and how many people are on them) to that of lrevious years. I know its not perfect though (some people make too little to fill out a tax form, others evade their taxes, etc.)

This is an estimate which means there is a margin of error. Only an actual census count is fully accurate. Jay

[KoNgFooCj]

I'm oddly curious as to why Waterbury still has a population of over 100,000. As a matter of fact, I'm even more confused as to why Waterbury never lost population post-1950 like other cities did. I thought it had an industry collapse?

[CTartist]

Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj

I'm oddly curious as to why Waterbury still has a population of over 100,000. As a matter of fact, I'm even more confused as to why Waterbury never lost population post-1950 like other cities did. I thought it had an industry collapse?

This is what I think it might be. Also why all the cities in Ct will never really lose a lot of population.

A lot of New Yorkers come and buy weekend getaway houses in CT. They can afford to buy them in the wealthier and middle class suburbs. So now you have the poor and working class in CT who are in service jobs. Where are they suppose to live in CT with all this wealth here. They have to move to the poorer cities where the house and rental prices are lower.

I meet quite a few people from Waterbury that work* in the Bridgeport area (I live in Trumbull). The poor and working class are being pushed out of Fairfield County so a lot of them go live in the Route 8 towns. I have neighbors in Trumbull that move to some of the lower middle class Route 8 towns because the cost of living is getting so high here. I am sure they are displacing the poor and working class in those towns and they have to move further up still to places like Waterbury.

*They work in retail & the service jobs etc.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by CTartist

This is what I think it might be. Also why all the cities in Ct will never really lose a lot of population.

A lot of New Yorkers come and buy weekend getaway houses in CT. They can afford to buy them in the wealthier and middle class suburbs. So now you have the poor and working class in CT who are in service jobs. Where are they suppose to live in CT with all this wealth here. They have to move to the poorer cities where the house and rental prices are lower.

I meet quite a few people from Waterbury that work* in the Bridgeport area (I live in Trumbull). The poor and working class are being pushed out of Fairfield County so a lot of them go live in the Route 8 towns. I have neighbors in Trumbull that move to some of the lower middle class Route 8 towns because the cost of living is getting so high here. I am sure they are displacing the poor and working class in those towns and they have to move further up still to places like Waterbury.

*They work in retail & the service jobs etc.

Cheapest rental market in state

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by CTartist

This is what I think it might be. Also why all the cities in Ct will never really lose a lot of population.

A lot of New Yorkers come and buy weekend getaway houses in CT. They can afford to buy them in the wealthier and middle class suburbs. So now you have the poor and working class in CT who are in service jobs. Where are they suppose to live in CT with all this wealth here. They have to move to the poorer cities where the house and rental prices are lower.

I meet quite a few people from Waterbury that work* in the Bridgeport area (I live in Trumbull). The poor and working class are being pushed out of Fairfield County so a lot of them go live in the Route 8 towns. I have neighbors in Trumbull that move to some of the lower middle class Route 8 towns because the cost of living is getting so high here. I am sure they are displacing the poor and working class in those towns and they have to move further up still to places like Waterbury.

*They work in retail & the service jobs etc.

There are also people from Westchester and the Bronx who work in Stamford and Norwalk who decide to move to Bridgeport and even Waterbury for cheap(er) rents and housing. I have a friend who grew up with me in Westchester who now lives in Stratford and is a real estate agent there and she noted a couple of sales in Naugatuck and Waterbury to people from Yonkers and the Bronx like that.

It's believed to be the reason why Bridgeport gained population in the 2010 Census for the first time in decades. When I worked in the Bridgeport school system I had quite a few students who started out in the Bronx and lower Westchester (i.e. Yonkers, Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle) and moved there. One had a grandma who turned out to be a neighbor when I was a kid (I grew up in Mt. Vernon)

[hvexpatinct]

Housing costs and the stagnation of the lower middle class have kept Waterbury's population stable.

[JP Nutmegger]

I noticed that this list only includes municipalities that are classified as "cities". Two towns, Wallingford and Southington, have larger populations than Shelton, but are not included on this list.

[KoNgFooCj]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Cheapest rental market in state

But I thought WBury has the highest taxes in the state? It also seems to have the states worst reputation, at least on pat with Bridgeport. I'm suprised more people haven't moved to surrounding towns.in fact, didn't Waterbury have it's highest recorded population in 2010, at 110k people? How can the city be doing so bad??

Originally Posted by hvexpatinct

Housing costs and the stagnation of the lower middle class have kept Waterbury's population stable.

Thank you for attempting to giving me a straight answer. It's a trivial question I know, but I'm just curious.

[hvexpatinct]

Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj

But I thought WBury has the highest taxes in the state? It also seems to have the states worst reputation, at least on pat with Bridgeport. I'm suprised more people haven't moved to surrounding towns.in fact, didn't Waterbury have it's highest recorded population in 2010, at 110k people? How can the city be doing so bad??



Thank you for attempting to giving me a straight answer. It's a trivial question I know, but I'm just curious.

it’s a really interesting question! I do think it all comes down to housing costs and maybe type of available housing. So many condos and multi family rentals, while surrounding towns like Watertown have really only added large new single family homes in the last 30+ years.

[Cambium]

I believe Hartford will lose population but mostly because people are tired (or scared) of living in big inner cities so they are moving to the suburbs. That means the population near the big cities should reflect that. Maybe.
Seeing it in Fairfield county with an influx of people from NYC and even Westchester moving to Lower Fairfield.