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Ansonia is a small city of 19,033 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 8 miles from New Haven, CT and 35 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,033people
$287kTypical home
$1,476/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
41"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,162 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to New Haven, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,811/mo)
- Median rent $1,476/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HVN airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,613 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 511 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: R+7 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk