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Chester Center is a small town of 2,026 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 22 miles from Norwich, CT and 28 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,026people
$423kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,026
- Part of a metro area
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Hartford, CT
- 22 mi to Norwich, CT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HVN airport
- 39 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 258 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 104 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: D+13 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