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Niantic is a small town of 3,123 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from Norwich, CT and 40 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,123people
$396kTypical home
$1,478/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,123
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,072 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Norwich, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,497/mo)
- Median rent $1,478/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (904 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to WST airport
- 49 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: D+13 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk