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Northwest Harwinton is a small town of 3,088 people in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 15 miles from Waterbury, CT and 21 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,088people
$331kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
52"Snow
231Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,088
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 355 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BDL airport
- 23 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,057 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 299 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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