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Lake Bungee is a tiny town of 543 people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 25 miles from Worcester, MA and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
543people
$289kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
50"Snow
238Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,476 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 25 mi to Worcester, MA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORH airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: R+15 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
- High 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.