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Staples is a big small town of 7,340 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 47 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,340people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,328/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,340
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,688 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 7 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,350/mo)
- Median rent $2,328/mo
- Median household income $193k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HPN airport
- 39 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- Right on the coast
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 799 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: D+19 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk