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Long Hill

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Norwich, CT metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutLong Hill, CTLong HillLong Hill

The short answer

Long Hill is home to 4,399 people. Median household income is $84,201 a year and median rent is $1,722 a month, 24.5% 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 $175,600, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,722
26% above the median place
Median household income
$84,201
5% above the median place
Median home value
$175,600
45% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% 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 Long Hill

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $236 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Renters occupy 78% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Households average 1.86 people, smaller than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 93% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median resident is 32.7 years old, younger than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Long Hill

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region gains about 2.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,729
Moved out11,163
Net+566

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Capitol Planning Region, CT1,3631,224+139
Northeastern Connecticut Planning, CT792727+65
Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl, CT727656+71
Washington County, RI576362+214
South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT448256+192
Providence County, RI266178+88
Kitsap County, WA228
Kent County, RI164

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$70K

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

Who moves here
12.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region report $67,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,900.
Income you would need
$68,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,722 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,486 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $175,600.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 20.7% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Greenbelt, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
7.1%
261% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
12.3%
115% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
2.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year112.3%115% above
Moved from another state17.1%261% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure2.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$67,3775% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$69,8611% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 22.4%, 66% below the median place.

Long Hill24.5%
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
$68,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.5%
20% above the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
45% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Long Hill, $1,722 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Long Hill, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Stafford, TX20.8% vs 24.5%$8,600Compare
Bel Aire, KS20.2% vs 24.5%$20,900Compare
Elmwood, LA21.5% vs 24.5%$12,300Compare

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Homeownership1
22.4%
66% below the median place
Median home value1
$175,600
45% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
42.3%
16% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,72226% above
Rent to income124.5%20% above
Property tax rate11.4%56% above
Home price to income12.1x45% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.40% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,90218% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,50023% below
Median home value1$175,60045% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.5%134% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure65.3%27% above
Homeownership122.4%66% below
Renters paying 30%+142.3%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,48621% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 20.7%, 66% above the median place.

Works from home1
20.7%
66% above the median place
Poverty rate1
16.1%
49% above the median place
Income per person1
$47,145
18% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$84,2015% above
Income per person1$47,14518% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%2% above
Average annual pay5County figure$74,40413% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs5County figure128,31315% below
Poverty rate116.1%49% above
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home120.7%66% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%62% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 26% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
26% below the median place
Median age1
32.7
16% below the median place
Born abroad1
19.2%
118% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher47.9% +49%
Homes with broadband89.3% −3%
High school or higher94.3% +2%
No health insurance5.3% −17%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,3996646th largest
Median age132.716% below
Bachelor's or higher147.9%49% above
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size11.926% below
Born abroad119.2%118% above
No health insurance15.3%17% below
Homes with broadband189.3%3% below
05

Life in Long Hill

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.1 −11%
Playgrounds per 10k4.5 −52%
Grocery stores per 10k9.1 4.3×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k61.4 5.5×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.2 34.0×

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.9 +20%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Students per teacher9
11.4
26% below the median place
Public schools9
86
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
25.1
21% above the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure86above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure36,605above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure25.121% above
Shops per 10k7County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.920% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure18.011% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k89.111% below
Playgrounds per 10k84.552% below
Grocery stores per 10k89.1329% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k861.4above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi87.2above (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below 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 Long Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index11
38
12% below the median place
Hurricane risk10
94.7
34% above the median place
Tornado risk10
53.1
35% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureLong HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure88.64% below
Hurricane risk10County figure94.734% above
Tornado risk10County figure53.135% below
Wildfire risk10County figure39.436% below
Heat wave risk10County figure71.321% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure3812% below
Good air days11Metro figure81.3%19% above
08

Long Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,722/mo (2024)$2,210/mo$1,810 to $2,690/mo+4.2%
Median household income$84,201 (2024)$108,000$91,000 to $127,500+4.2%
Median home value$175,600 (2024)$267,000$194,000 to $367,000+7.2%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

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

09

Places like Long Hill

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

PlaceRentIncome
Greenbelt, MD$1,848$85,997Compare
Stafford, TX$1,519$87,432Compare
Irving, TX$1,619$81,830Compare
Bel Aire, KS$1,649$97,795Compare
Bel Aire, KSIrving, TXStafford, TXGreenbelt, MDLong Hill, CTLong HillGreenbeltStaffordIrvingBel AireLong HillGreenbeltStaffordIrvingBel Aire

Common questions

Is Long Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $236 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. Renters occupy 78% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 11 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Long Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.5% 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 $175,600.

What salary do you need to live in Long Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Long Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Greenbelt, MD, Stafford, TX, Irving, TX and Bel Aire, KS.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. 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 Long Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Long Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/long-hill-southeastern-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut

Citytistics. “Long Hill, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/long-hill-southeastern-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut/

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