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Cos Cob is a big small town of 7,546 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 23 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 32 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,546people
$1.2MTypical home
$3,067/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,546
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,507 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,633/mo)
- Median rent $3,067/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HPN airport
- 24 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 180 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 293 bars within 25 mi
- 1,855 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 145 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: D+19 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk