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Plantsville is a small town of 2,220 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 8 miles from Waterbury, CT and 17 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,220people
$296kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,220
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,231 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,869/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HVN airport
- 27 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,762 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 522 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 113 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.