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Living in Noank, CT

Noank is a small town of 1,859 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 15 miles from Norwich, CT and 45 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $978 a month.

1,859people
$532kTypical home
$978/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,859
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,219 people per sq mi
  • 45 mi to Providence, RI
  • 15 mi to Norwich, CT
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $532k (≈$3,354/mo)
  • Median rent $978/mo
  • Median household income $144k
  • Property tax about 1.4% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 39°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
  • 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
  • 135 cloudy days a year
  • 42 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 123 days a year with rain or snow
  • 25" of snow a year
  • 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 8 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 51
  • 19% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 59% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to WST airport
  • 40 mi to PVD (major hub)
  • 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 78% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1953
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 148 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 154 mi to a big lake
  • 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 38 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 31 bars within 25 mi
  • 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 65 museums within 25 mi
  • 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 27 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 47% of Connecticut districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • Dog park in town
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 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

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