Living in Weatogue, CT
Weatogue is a small town of 2,672 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 9 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,672people
$433kTypical home
$2,950/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,672
- Part of a metro area
- About 892 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,729/mo)
- Median rent $2,950/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BDL airport
- 10 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 448 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 107 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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