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Torrington is a small city of 35,547 people in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 20 miles from Waterbury, CT and 24 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,547people
$216kTypical home
$1,169/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
61"Snow
231Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,547
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Hartford, CT
- 20 mi to Waterbury, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,169/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,189 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BDL airport
- 24 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 872 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Hills Planning Region: Purple — split almost evenly
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk