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Durham is a small town of 3,347 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from New Haven, CT and 21 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,347people
$402kTypical home
$1,540/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,347
- Part of a metro area
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to New Haven, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,533/mo)
- Median rent $1,540/mo
- Median household income $152k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HVN airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,581 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.