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Manchester is a small city of 36,759 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 8 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,759people
$223kTypical home
$1,384/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,759
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,980 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $1,384/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,774 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BDL airport
- 14 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 116 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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