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Tariffville is a small town of 1,419 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,419people
$275kTypical home
$1,244/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
50"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,419
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,200 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,732/mo)
- Median rent $1,244/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 50" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BDL airport
- 5 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 430 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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