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Tashua is a small town of 3,771 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 45 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $680k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,771people
$680kTypical home
$2,306/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,029 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $680k (≈$4,289/mo)
- Median rent $2,306/mo
- Median household income $214k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 39" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HVN airport
- 47 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,802 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 566 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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