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New Hartford Center is a small town of 1,373 people in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,373people
$190kTypical home
$1,192/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
53"Snow
238Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 431 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,200/mo)
- Median rent $1,192/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BDL airport
- 15 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 357 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Hills Planning Region: Purple — split almost evenly
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.