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Coventry Lake is a small town of 2,647 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 18 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,647people
$263kTypical home
$1,353/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 740 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Hartford, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,353/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BDL airport
- 21 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 958 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 288 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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