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South Windham is a small town of 1,281 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Norwich, CT and 26 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,281people
$214kTypical home
$1,341/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
238Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,281
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 411 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Norwich, CT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,341/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (904 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to WST airport
- 31 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 608 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: D+13 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk