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Connecticut’s best small town, according to locals
Prospect bills itself as “The best small town in Connecticut,” and residents are doing their part to help the community live up to this claim. Many aspects of Prospect appeal to residents from its large lawns to its cherished local businesses, but perhaps it’s the tight relations between neighbors that makes Prospect special. “It’s like Mayberry from ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’” says long-time resident Deborah Ridolfi, a Realtor with Pavlik Real Estate who has been selling homes in the area for over 40 years. “It’s a nice, tucked away, old-school town. Like an escape from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the world.” Neighbors still stop and say hello on the streets or when they see each other at the town’s many events like the Sock Hop & Car Show and the neighborhood-wide garage sale. Cape Cod and ranch-style homes built during the postwar era start around $225,000 while newly constructed Colonial Revival and New Traditional homes can reach $625,000.
Prospect is a cozy small town with nearby big city access.
Prospect is a small town deep in history and pride.
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Housing options in Prospect
Prospect’s verdant lawns tend to be well-manicured. Lots usually span between 0.5 and 2 acres, increasing in size the farther one gets from Waterbury. Residential streets are unaccompanied by sidewalks but wide enough to accommodate parked cars, drivers and pedestrians alike. 1,000 square foot Cape Cod and single-story ranch-style homes start around $225,00, while split-level and raised ranch-style homes start around $300,000. Most homes were built during the latter half of the 20th century, but Colonial Revival and New Traditional homes built since the 1990s enter the market too, offering at least 2,000 or so square feet of space, ranging from $450,000 to $625,000. A mobile home community can be found in the southeast, and a 55+ community, Regency at Prospect, can be found in the north.
Ample space and two-car garages are the norm on Ridgewood Club Road in Prospect.
Morris Road features a variety of home styles in Prospect.
Straitsville Road, a main throughway through Prospect, is quiet enough for peaceful living.
Beautifully detailed homes are very common in Prospect.
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Regional School District 16
Three public schools serve Prospect students: Prospect Elementary, Long River Middle and Woodland Regional High School. All schools are centrally located in Prospect and receive B-plus ratings from Niche. Woodland Regional High School offers a unique school/business program with Precision Axe LLC, a manufacturer of throwing axes. Students can either participate in a marketing team responsible for sales, shipping, accounting and operations-related matters or a manufacturing team responsible for the physical production of the axes. Quinnipiac University is 15 minutes south.
Prospect Elementary is ready to guide your child through their first steps in education.
Long River Middle School leads your child to high school in Prospect.
Woodland Regional High School preps students for the future in Prospect.
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Highways and railways
Connecticut Route 68 is the town’s largest thoroughfare, but Interstate 84 and Interstate 691 are both within a 15-minute drive. Located on the fringes of the New York metropolitan area, Prospect is an hour and half’s drive from Manhattan. A commuter rail station can be found in neighboring Naugatuck, trains heading south for New Haven.
Prospect’s a flavorful town
A few local restaurants can be found in Prospect like Señor Pancho's, a casual and colorful Mexican restaurant, and Hometown Pizza, which offers Italian and American fare. The Big Dipper Ice Cream Parlour is a community favorite, serving custom-made cakes and pies as well. The establishment’s founder, Harry Rowe, Jr., studied commercial ice cream making at Rutgers University, a distinguishment few other ice cream entrepreneurs can lay claim to. More restaurants can be found less than 15 minutes away in neighboring towns like Waterbury and Chesire. Locals can get their shopping done at LaBonne’s Market, a family-owned grocery, or at the many shopping plazas along Interstate 84.
The dine-in area at Blackie's is a warm and cozy place to catch up with friends near Prospect.
The Big Dipper in Prospect scoops homemade ice cream all day.
Savor a delicious breakfast at the Brunch House in Prospect.
Prospect's Hometown Pizza is a hotspot for locals in Prospect.
Select your favorite protein shake and tea at Cross Pointe Nutrition in Prospect.
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Enjoying the outdoors
Green spaces are scattered throughout Prospect. Six soccer fields can be found at Hotchkiss Field, along with a baseball diamond, basketball court and the Field of Dreams playground. Sleeping Giant State Park is just south of Prospect, named after the park’s oddly shaped mountain profile, which resembles a person lying on their back. With hiking trails, caves, fishing waters and more, the park is beloved by outdoorspeople. To relax on a different kind of green, locals might play a round of golf at East Mountain Golf Course.
Next to Woodland High School sits the iconic Matthies house only a few minutes up the road from
Take a stroll on the trails around the Field of Dreams park at Hotchkiss Field in Prospect.
McGrath Park features a garden, fishing pond, and tennis and paddle courts in Prospect.
Fresh tennis and pickleball courts await you in the town parks of Prospect.
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Yard sales and classic cars
Every fall, Prospect residents throw a neighborhood-wide garage sale, and everyone comes out, whether to sell or buy. “It’s hard to get around on tag sale day,” Ridolfi says, “because the streets are so packed.” Other annual events include a Sock Hop & Car Show, featuring live, ‘50s- and ‘60s-themed music and lots of classic cars.
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