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Portland is a big small town of 5,944 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 13 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,944people
$282kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,944
- Part of a metro area
- About 991 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Hartford, CT
- 13 mi to Hartford, CT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,780/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 43" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (499 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BDL airport
- 25 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 481 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 130 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: D+13 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk