Ansonia, Connecticut

City · population 18,918 (2020 Census)

Median home: $287,200
Household income: $85,877
Jan low / Jul high: 18° / 82°
Snow a year: 41 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 7
Median age: 40.1

Ansonia is a city of 18,918 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $287,200, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks more walkable than 94% of Connecticut towns, better for first-time buyers than 78% of Connecticut towns, better transit than 77% of Connecticut towns.

How Ansonia ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Ansonia is worth $287,200, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 3.3 times the median household income of $85,877, which is more affordable than 64% of Connecticut towns. Median rent is $1,476 a month. 58.1% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Ansonia	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$287,200	$376,000
Median rent	$1,476	$1,462
Median household income	$85,877	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	3.3×	3.6×
Homeownership	58.1%	80.3%
Median year built	1954	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.5%	—

Who lives in Ansonia

People	Ansonia	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	40.1	45.0
Age 65 and over	18.1%	20.6%
Under 18	18.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	9.4%	5.7%
Veterans	4.8%	—
Born outside the U.S.	20.1%	—
Work from home	9.1%	16.8%
Average commute	26.8 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	91.5%	93.8%

Weather in Ansonia

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 18.4°F. About 52.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 41.2 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 10 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 130 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Ansonia 1 Ne station (1.2 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

7 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Ansonia since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on July 10, 1989 about 8.0 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 27, 2020.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 14 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on October 4, 2010.

Public schools in Ansonia

5 public schools with 2,986 students, about 14.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	9-12	652	12.1
Prendergast School	PK-5	600	18.2
Ansonia High School	9-12	593	12.4
Ansonia Middle School	6-8	571	14.3
Mead School	PK-5	570	14.6

Towns near Ansonia

Derby, CT
1.4 mi · 12,325 people · home $256,700
Seymour, CT
2.9 mi · 16,748 people · home $370,000
Woodbridge, CT
3.7 mi · 9,087 people · home $588,100
Shelton, CT
4.5 mi · 40,869 people · home $452,600
Orange, CT
4.7 mi · 14,280 people · home $491,500
East Village, CT
6.2 mi · 4,057 people · home $559,900
Oronoque, CT
6.2 mi · 3,790 people · home $355,600
Bethany, CT
6.7 mi · 5,297 people · home $418,000

Ansonia questions

Is Ansonia, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Ansonia scores better for retirees than 7% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 10%. 18.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 40.1).

How much does a house cost in Ansonia?

The median owner-occupied home in Ansonia is valued at $287,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $85,877, so homes cost about 3.3 times income. Median rent is $1,476 a month.

What is the weather like in Ansonia?

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 18.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 52.0 inches of precipitation a year and 41.2 inches of snow.

Does Ansonia get tornadoes?

7 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Ansonia since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on July 10, 1989. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Ansonia's Census boundary (GEOID 0901150). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.