CT area data
Higganum, CT
Higganum, CT.
Population: 5,348 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $504,666
- 1-year appreciation
- +6.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +18.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +40.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +76.3%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $504,666
- House Price Index
- 307.7 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $450,000
- Median list price
- $550,000
- Median days on market
- 37 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 103.4%
- Active listings
- 10
- 1-year forecast
- +3.5%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,650/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,980/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 29.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- FEMA flood zone
- B
- Flood risk level
- Moderate
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 170
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site (44 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Maplewood Farm Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 72
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,970
- Median annual property tax
- $6,908
- Mean commute to work
- 28 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 93.8%
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