Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:16 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:13 am – 4:23 pm
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People12,751 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.05,171 householdsMedian household income $123,680Median home value $347,800Median rent $1,408 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,674 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 6,830 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 17%, retail 10%Average commute 30 minutes79% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 14 days17 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford Brainard Fld station, 14 mi away; snow from Storrs
Parks and public landsAirline State Park Trail (Southern Section)state park · under a mile · 122 acresAir Line State Park Trailstate park · 2.6 miHurd State Parkstate park · 2.9 miGeorge D. Seymour State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 3.7 mi · 380 acresMachimoodus State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 144 acresSilvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 1,075 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198129 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201534 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025165 of 213 days measured42 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 151main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, CT
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCtwc - Spice Hill Divisionserves 712 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation425 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryMemorial Elementary School1.1 miElementaryCenter Elementary School1.2 miMiddleEast Hampton Middle School1.2 miCollegeConnecticut State Community College - Middlesex5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL28 miInterstateI-9111 miUS highwayUS 513 miAmtrakBerlin, CT BER15 miCoachManchester - Main St at Town GreenPeter Pan (BZ)15 miTransit6 stops within a mileRiver Valley TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06424 ZIP area.
