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Oronoque is a small town of 4,116 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 41 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,116people
$356kTypical home
$2,278/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
231Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,826 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,242/mo)
- Median rent $2,278/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 8% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HVN airport
- 52 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,711 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 548 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk