Heritage VillageCT
Some 4,968 people live in this town, in Connecticut.
Is Heritage Village a good place to live?
Heritage Village’s median age is 73.2 years, against 44.4 years in Connecticut’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Heritage Village. The biggest place to walk is Platt Farm Preserve, 66 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. We don’t grade Heritage Village yet; the figures below are still real.
Heritage Village has grown 36% from 2010 to 2020
3,736 counted in 2010 and 5,091 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 81 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heritage Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
19 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
12 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
19 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
39 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank ArenaPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5
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Moving to Heritage Village: who provides what
Heritage Village is unincorporated, so New Haven County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Heritage Village.
73% of residents are 65 or older
Among adults 25 and older in Heritage Village, 46% hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
65% women, 35% men
About 53 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 73.8, men 72.2.
| Heritage Village | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 29.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 43% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.5% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Heritage Village’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
For most workers, Heritage Village is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Heritage Village’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Heritage Village has lost 96 jobs, to 397 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
| Heritage Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Heritage Village: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Heritage Village, 77% come from inland flooding and 15% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Heritage Village has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Heritage Village have high blood pressure than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
Among 155 Connecticut towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Heritage Village. The share of adults in Heritage Village who have been diagnosed with depression: 16%. The town beats the Connecticut average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| Heritage Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 91% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Heritage Village | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.1% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 20.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 8.7% of Heritage Village
2.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. For Heritage Village, the concentration of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 94 acres.
| Heritage Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.7% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Platt Farm Preserve | 1.3 mi | 66 |
| 2. Platt Park | 0.6 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Heritage Village sells for about $276K at the median
The going rate for rent in Heritage Village is $2,060 a month. On the market in the town: a median 60 days to sell. Four in five households live in a home they own here.
| Heritage Village | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,060 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Heritage Village
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Heritage Village
About 3 of every 100 Heritage Village residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Heritage Village for work
Where Heritage Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Heritage Village
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Heritage Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Southbury in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Heritage Village had a population of 5,091.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Area code
- 860
Questions about Heritage Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heritage Village, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Heritage Village yet; the figures below are still real. Some 4,968 people live in this town, in Connecticut.