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Middletown is a small city of 47,958 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 15 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,958people
$295kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,958
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 48" 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 (67 per 100k)
- Low property crime (957 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HVN airport
- 27 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 483 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 126 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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