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Higganum is a small town of 1,742 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 20 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,742people
$331kTypical home
$1,707/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Hartford, CT
- 20 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,089/mo)
- Median rent $1,707/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HVN airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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