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Norwich is a small city of 39,973 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's part of the Norwich, CT area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,973people
$242kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,973
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,424 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Norwich, CT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,528/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to WST airport
- 36 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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