Living in East Village, CT
East Village is a small town of 3,998 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 12 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 38 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,998people
$560kTypical home
$1,546/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
231Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,998
- Part of a metro area
- About 614 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Hartford, CT
- 12 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,531/mo)
- Median rent $1,546/mo
- Median household income $177k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 48% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HVN airport
- 48 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,732 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 521 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 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
- Moderate 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.