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Newington is a small city of 30,896 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 6 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,896people
$310kTypical home
$1,524/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,351 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,524/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,770 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BDL airport
- 18 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,440 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk