Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a population of 96,312 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $307,600, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $90,589.

Home price
$307,600
Income
$90,589
Population
96,312
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$307,600county
Median gross rent$1,155county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198059.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,601county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,304county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,062county
Home insurance / yr$1,905(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living112.7(statewide)
Median household income$90,589county
Family health premium / yr$27,058(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,254(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.112(statewide)
Poverty rate7.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.9%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$56,386county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.42%county
Top state income tax6.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax6.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.35%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1984916county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county34county
Public school enrollment11909county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible42.1%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools8county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Without health insurance3.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population96,312county
Land area in square miles554county
People per square mile of land174.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store6.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.7%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.3%county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in2,477county
Households that moved away2,161county
Average income of arriving households$64,003county
Average income of departing households$63,343county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year185county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.1%county
Violent crime rate136(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.8 incounty
Annual snowfall17.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days167 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$204(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh28.7¢(statewide)
Household electricity use710 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$20.28(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.3%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil60.4%county
Homes heated by wood8.4%county
Households with broadband91.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk75.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.2county
Landslide risk62.2county
Hail risk12.4county
Earthquake risk61.4county
Tornado risk28.3county
Tropical cyclone risk86.1county
Extreme heat risk49.7county
Winter weather risk42.6county
Strong wind risk13.9county
Wildfire risk22.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Connecticut figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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