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Collinsville is a small town of 3,963 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 13 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,963people
$396kTypical home
$1,455/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,963
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,265 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Hartford, CT
- 13 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,455/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BDL airport
- 15 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 407 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk