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Mill Plain is a small town of 2,033 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 4 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 49 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $819k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,033people
$819kTypical home
$1,546/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,175 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $819k (≈$5,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,546/mo
- Median household income $200k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HVN airport
- 41 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 740 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 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
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 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
- 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.