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Madison Center is a small town of 1,981 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from New Haven, CT and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $842k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,981people
$842kTypical home
$1,720/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,981
- Part of a metro area
- About 971 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to New Haven, CT
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $842k (≈$5,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,720/mo
- Median household income $178k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,234 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HVN airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,008 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 280 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region: D+20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.