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Derby is a big small town of 12,487 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 8 miles from New Haven, CT and 37 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,487people
$257kTypical home
$1,452/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,470 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to New Haven, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,619/mo)
- Median rent $1,452/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,048 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HVN airport
- 47 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,675 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 528 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: R+7 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk