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Living in Woodmont, CT

Woodmont is a small town of 1,661 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 7 miles from New Haven, CT and 41 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $468k and rent runs about $2k a month.

1,661people
$468kTypical home
$1,877/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
36"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,661
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 6,040 people per sq mi
  • 41 mi to Hartford, CT
  • 7 mi to New Haven, CT
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $468k (≈$2,951/mo)
  • Median rent $1,877/mo
  • Median household income $91k
  • Property tax about 1.7% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 38°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 121 days a year with rain or snow
  • 36" of snow a year
  • 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 7 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,234 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 53
  • 20% of households have kids
  • 28% are 65 or older
  • 54% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to HVN airport
  • 52 mi to BDL (major hub)
  • 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 3 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 176 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 23 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 78 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,549 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 80 bars within 25 mi
  • 519 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 73 museums within 25 mi
  • 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 40% of Connecticut districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • South Central Connecticut Planning Region: D+20 in 2024
  • Connecticut: D+14 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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