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Wethersfield is a small city of 27,250 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 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,250people
$325kTypical home
$1,370/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,250
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,215 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,370/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°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
- 48" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,381 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BDL airport
- 16 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 444 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 113 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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