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Willimantic is a small city of 18,096 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 13 miles from Norwich, CT and 24 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,096people
$191kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
38"Snow
238Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,096
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,338 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Hartford, CT
- 13 mi to Norwich, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (562 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BDL airport
- 29 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 612 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: D+13 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk