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West Hartford is a mid-size city of 63,620 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 4 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $2k a month.
63,620people
$411kTypical home
$1,756/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,620
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,913 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,592/mo)
- Median rent $1,756/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,931 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BDL airport
- 12 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 154 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,406 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 444 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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