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Stafford Springs is a small town of 4,649 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 16 miles from Springfield, MA and 24 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,649people
$230kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
51"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,649
- Part of a metro area
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Hartford, CT
- 16 mi to Springfield, MA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 51" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BDL airport
- 20 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 867 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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