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West Simsbury is a small town of 3,000 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $503k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,000people
$503kTypical home
$1,807/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
49"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,000
- Part of a metro area
- About 648 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $503k (≈$3,173/mo)
- Median rent $1,807/mo
- Median household income $201k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" 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 53
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BDL airport
- 9 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,354 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 438 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.