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Moodus is a small town of 2,042 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 18 miles from Norwich, CT and 22 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,042people
$286kTypical home
$1,157/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,042
- Part of a metro area
- About 606 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Norwich, CT
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
- Median rent $1,157/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HVN airport
- 33 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 377 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 117 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
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