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41.99° N · 72.53° W · GEOID 0937770

Hazardville

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Hartford, CT metro

ConnecticutHazardville, CTHazardvilleHazardville

The short answer

Hazardville is home to 6,022 people. Median household income is $81,893 a year and median rent is $1,530 a month, 22.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $242,900, about 3.0x annual median household income.

The story in Hazardville is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 15.5% to 22.4% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is -2% a year, against 4.9% a year in its closest peers.

42OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Hazardville scores better than 42% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 45th of 65 in Connecticut.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%56
Economy 20%41
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%37
Education 10%42
Commute 10%60
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,530
12% above the median place
Median household income
$81,893
2% above the median place
Median home value
$242,900
24% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hazardville

  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 2% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 91% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Affordability66% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 89% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 62 Connecticut places we track.
01

Moving to Hazardville

Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,857
Moved out31,076
Net−2,219

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Capitol Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Capitol Planning Region report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$61,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,530 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,831 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $242,900.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 11.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bridgetown, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.9%
49% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$83,300
19% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-2.8
367% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.9%49% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%10% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.8367% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,9956% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$83,30019% above
02

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 23 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Sherwood Manor, CT, Southwood Acres, CT and Winslow, ME), money left after rent here is lower: $62,800 against a typical $75,800.

Hazardville22.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$61,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.4%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hazardville, $1,530 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hazardville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Hazardville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Bridgetown, OH9715.1% vs 22.4%$7,800Compare
Edgemere, MD9615.1% vs 22.4%$23,300Compare
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA9416.8% vs 22.4%$17,400Compare
Norton, OH9414.0% vs 22.4%$17,600Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
66.1%
31% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.0%
124% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.0%
33% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,53012% above
Rent to income122.4%10% above
Property tax rate12.0%124% above
Home price to income13.0x22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.82% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,93320% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,94852% above
Median home value1$242,90024% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership188.0%33% above
Renters paying 30%+166.1%31% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8312% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 14 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Sherwood Manor, CT, Southwood Acres, CT and Winslow, ME), unemployment here is higher: 5.9% against a typical 3.7%.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
5.8%
46% below the median place
Income per person1
$50,365
26% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment5.9% +21%
Mean commute24 min −6%
Works from home11.0% −11%
Median household income$81,893 +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$81,8932% above
Income per person1$50,36526% above
Unemployment15.9%21% above
Average annual pay5County figure$84,68028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs5County figure531,855253% above
Poverty rate15.8%46% below
Mean commute124 min6% below
Works from home111.0%11% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 43.2, 11% above the median place.

Median age1
43.2
11% above the median place
Born abroad1
4.1%
54% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.6% +2%
Bachelor's or higher28.4% −11%
Homes with broadband92.0% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,0225927th largest
Median age143.211% above
Bachelor's or higher128.4%11% below
High school or higher194.6%2% above
Household size12.39% below
Born abroad14.1%54% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband192.0%0% below
05

Life in Hazardville

The nearest National Park Service site is Roger Williams National Memorial, about 59 miles away.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.6 −35%
Playgrounds per 10k10.0 +6%
Grocery stores per 10k3.3 +57%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.0 −55%
Libraries per 10k3.3 3.8×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Roger Williams National Memorial 59 miles
  • Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park 60 miles
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 65 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops31.9 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
58.8
91% above the median place
Public schools10
282
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
136,830
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure282above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure136,830above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.95% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k86.635% below
Playgrounds per 10k810.06% above
Grocery stores per 10k83.357% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k85.055% below
Libraries per 10k83.3282% above
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site958.891% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles920% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 93.2, 32% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hazardville. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk11
93.2
32% above the median place
Natural hazard risk11
97.4
5% above the median place
Heat wave risk11
96.4
7% above the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureHazardvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure97.45% above
Hurricane risk11County figure93.232% above
Tornado risk11County figure90.511% above
Wildfire risk11County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk11County figure96.47% above
Median air quality index12Metro figure422% below
Good air days12Metro figure66.6%3% below
08

Hazardville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Hazardville does better than 52% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 20%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,530/mo (2024)$1,970/mo$1,620 to $2,400/mo+4.3%
Median household income$81,893 (2024)$100,500$85,000 to $119,000+3.5%
Median home value$242,900 (2024)$341,000$248,000 to $470,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hazardville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Moody, AL$1,553$86,627Compare
McHenry, IL$1,553$86,315Compare
Rochester, NH$1,369$80,836Compare
Newton, NJ$1,442$76,221Compare
Newton, NJRochester, NHMcHenry, ILMoody, ALHazardville, CTMoodyMcHenryRochesterNewtonMoodyMcHenryRochesterNewton

Places built like Hazardville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Hazardville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Hazardville, CT22.4%-2.0%/yrn/a
Sherwood Manor, CT22.4%1.1%/yrn/aCompare
Southwood Acres, CT18.8%3.7%/yrn/aCompare
Winslow, ME20.9%4.9%/yrn/aCompare
Kensington, CT14.8%2.2%/yrn/aCompare
Oakville, CT17.8%5.9%/yrn/aCompare
Oxford, MA16.1%7.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Hazardville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 42 out of 100, better than 42% of the places we rate and 45th of 65 in Connecticut. Homeowners pay a median of about 2% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 91% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. 66% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 89% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 62 Connecticut places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hazardville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $242,900.

What salary do you need to live in Hazardville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hazardville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Moody, AL, McHenry, IL, Rochester, NH and Newton, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hazardville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hazardville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hazardville-connecticut

Citytistics. “Hazardville, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hazardville-connecticut/

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