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Rockville is a big small town of 7,072 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 14 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,072people
$219kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
46"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,072
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,846 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Hartford, CT
- 14 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,379/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BDL airport
- 13 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 382 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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