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New Preston is a small town of 1,146 people in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 18 miles from Waterbury, CT and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,146people
$453kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
54"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,146
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°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
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BDL airport
- 37 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.