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Southwood Acres is a big small town of 8,115 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Springfield, MA and 14 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,115people
$268kTypical home
$1,728/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
51"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,527 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Springfield, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,728/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BDL airport
- 6 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 387 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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