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Old Mystic is a small town of 3,340 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 13 miles from Norwich, CT and 42 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,340people
$343kTypical home
$1,602/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,340
- Part of a metro area
- About 779 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Providence, RI
- 13 mi to Norwich, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,602/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 124 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 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to WST airport
- 37 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 230 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 448 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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