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Branford Center is a big small town of 6,305 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 6 miles from New Haven, CT and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,305people
$331kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
40"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,305
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,377 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to New Haven, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,234 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HVN airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 403 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region: D+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk