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Stepney is a small town of 3,979 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 10 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 43 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,979people
$476kTypical home
$2,750/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 592 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,000/mo)
- Median rent $2,750/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HVN airport
- 49 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,693 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 517 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk