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Poplar Plains is a small town of 1,141 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 10 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 46 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,141people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,110/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
37"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,141
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,068 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to New York, NY
- 10 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,616/mo)
- Median rent $2,110/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HPN airport
- 37 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 793 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: D+19 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.