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Jewett City is a small town of 3,429 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from Norwich, CT and 33 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,429people
$197kTypical home
$1,187/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,429
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,864 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Providence, RI
- 7 mi to Norwich, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,242/mo)
- Median rent $1,187/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 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 (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (904 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to WST airport
- 30 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: D+13 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk