About Waterbury
Waterbury, VT is a small unincorporated community located in central Vermont.
Waterbury holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.29 square miles.
📰 Waterbury News Today
- Vermont antique and classic car meet draws enthusiasts WCAX · Aug 9
- VT-100 open again in Waterbury following crash Yahoo · Jul 27
- VT-100 open again in Waterbury following crash MyChamplainValley.com · Jul 27
- 8 Quirkiest New England Towns To Visit In 2026 WorldAtlas · Aug 10
- Jessie Annette Fisk Obituary (2026) - Waterbury, VT - Perkins-Parker Funeral Home Cremation Services - Waterbury Legacy obituary · Aug 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waterbury Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Vermont — one of 180 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Waterbury
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Waterbury
- Bent Nails Roadhouse — american
- Gallus Handcrafted Pasta
- Hen of the Wood
- Red Hen Cafe (café)
- Allium
- Black Cap (café)
- China Star — chinese
- Hender's Bake Shop & Cafe (café)
- KC's Bagel Cafe (café)
- Maxi's Restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Flavor Graveyard · Attraction
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour · Attraction
- Elm Harris Jewler Studio · Art gallery
- Kurt Buliger Photography Gallery and Studio · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waterbury
- Duxbury Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Anderson Park reviews ★
- Middlesex Notch Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Middlesex Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Rusty Parker Memorial Park reviews ★
- Thatcher Brook Waterfall reviews ★
- Waterbury Dog Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Waterbury
- Brookside Primary School
- Crossett Brook Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVermont
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.29 sq mi
Coordinates44.3364, -72.7490