Your Guide to Buying a Home in Winsted/Winchester, CT

Buying a Home in Winsted/Winchester, Connecticut

Winsted/Winchester is located in Litchfield County

The City of Winsted, a business and industrial center, lies within the Town of Winchester. First settled in 1732 by residents of Hartford, it was incorporated in 1771. It covers 34 square miles, and is located nine miles north of Torrington and 25 miles northwest of Hartford. Winsted and Winchester are both governed by the same seven-member Board of Selectmen. A Mayor is elected from the Board of Selectmen and a Town Manager is the full-time executive head.

The present population is estimated at 11,281 with a work force of 5,000 people, most of whom are employed in local industry and commerce.

Winsted and Winchester have fine residential areas, excellent commercial facilities and diversified industries. Some if the products made here are electrical home appliances, electrical coils, metal balls for bearings, printed business forms, plastic products, corrugated containers, and screw machine products. Winchester is completely zoned and progressive in planning for future growth, having a Planning and Zoning Commission, Redevelopment Commission, Development and Industrial Commission and a Housing Authority that work jointly and independently to encourage new business to locate to the town.

Winsted's Main Street is a significant retail center fir Northwestern Connecticut and attracts many shoppers from the surrounding area. Winsted's one movie theater provides both film entertainment and dining in a unique combination.

There are many recreational facilities including lakes, parks, ponds and summer camps. A golf course and community recreation field are also available. Fishing, boating and hunting are also enjoyed here.

The town has three public elementary schools and one junior high school. High school education is furnished at Gilbert School, provided for under an endowment by the late William L. Gilbert. Winsted's Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical College offers a two-year program leading to an associate degree in arts or sciences. Library facilities are provided by the Northwestern Community-Technical College Library, the second largest library in Litchfield County and by the Beardsley & Memorial Library.

The City of Winsted owns its own excellent water supply and distribution system with rates as low any in the state. A primary and secondary sewerage system is also operated by the City. Winsted has a fire department of five companies and a full-time police department.