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Greenwich is a big small town of 14,792 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 25 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 30 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 $1.5M and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,792people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,082/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,792
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,055 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,558/mo)
- Median rent $2,082/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HPN airport
- 22 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- Right on the coast
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 184 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,913 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 492 bars within 25 mi
- 2,418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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