Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT

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Western Connecticut State University Midtown Campus - Danbury, CT Area Guide

A classic New England college environment at the heart of Danbury

Public Historic Urban Public Transit Rail Service MTA Colonials

The Midtown campus is the original location for the university, and is home to the school’s most historic buildings. This is where you’ll find the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Professional Studies, and the majority of the university’s administrative offices. Around half of the 6,000 students enrolled at Western attend classes at the Midtown campus. Ives Concert Hall on campus serves as one of the most popular performing arts venues in the region (along with its counterpart, Ives Concert Park, at the university’s Westside campus); the Midtown location is also the home of the Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies.

Living near WestConn’s Midtown campus puts you just a couple of blocks away from downtown Danbury’s Historic District. Main Street is lined with an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, and bars, and the surrounding neighborhoods blend more popular hangouts among the apartments, condos, and rental houses, making for a highly walkable environment around the university.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Danbury, CT is $1,732 for a studio, $2,275 for one bedroom, $2,657 for two bedrooms, and $3,150 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Danbury has decreased by -2.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 450 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,732/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 803 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,275/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,197 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,657/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,333 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,150/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Schools

Western Center Academy Of International Studies

Public

Grades K-5

351 Students

Hayestown Avenue School

Public

Grades K-5

449 Students

Morris Street School

Public

Grades K-5

376 Students

Great Plain School

Public

Grades K-5

249 Students

Shelter Rock School

Public

Grades K-5

583 Students

Westside Middle School Academy

Public

Grades 6-8

744 Students

Rogers Park Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

950 Students

Broadview Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

1,026 Students

Education Connection Special Education

Public

Grades K-12

6 Students

Danbury High School

Public

Grades 9-12

3,590 Students

Education Connection Special Education

Public

Grades K-12

6 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • WCSU Planetarium and Observatory
  • Danbury Railway Museum
  • Tarrywile Park & Mansion
  • Old Quarry Nature Center
  • Putnam Memorial State Park

Airports

  • Westchester County
  • Tweed/New Haven

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.