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Thompsonville is a big small town of 7,927 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 9 miles from Springfield, MA and 16 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,927people
$242kTypical home
$1,404/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
51"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,895 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Springfield, MA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,404/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BDL airport
- 6 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 401 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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