Town guide

Bolton, Connecticut

Bolton is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, home to about 4,851 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06043.

Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,851337 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$257Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Bolton

1 ZIP code

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bolton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bolton

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY109 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bolton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bolton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bolton had 4,858 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 134th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Tolland County grew from 24,523 residents in 1900 to 149,788 in 2020.

Bolton population by census2000: 5,017, 2010: 4,980, 2020: 4,8585,01720004,98020104,8582020

Tolland County, 1900–2020

Tolland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,523, 1910: 26,459, 1920: 27,216, 1930: 28,659, 1940: 31,866, 1950: 44,709, 1960: 68,737, 1970: 103,440, 1980: 114,823, 1990: 128,699, 2000: 136,364, 2010: 152,691, 2020: 149,78825K’00’1027K’20’3032K’40’5069K’60’70115K’80’90136K’00’10150K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BoltonJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 20°F, 3 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 57°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 54°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 43°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 25°F, 4.5 in35°19°Jan3.737°20°Feb3.045°28°Mar4.457°38°Apr4.268°48°May3.776°57°Jun4.581°63°Jul4.079°61°Aug4.373°54°Sep4.561°43°Oct4.650°34°Nov3.940°25°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Storrs, CT weather station (11 miles away).

Health care

15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bolton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Manchester Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manchester4.5 miles
  • Windham Community Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willimantic11.7 miles
  • Hartford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hartford12.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bolton

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Indian Notch Park · 30 acres2.4 mi
  • Bolton Lake Boat Launch & Dam · 7 acres2.1 mi
  • Lower Bolton Lake Boat Launch2.1 mi

Grocery stores

  • Highland Park Market2.7 mi
  • Coventry Public Market3.9 mi
  • Coventry Farms4.2 mi
  • Big Y4.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.2 mi
  • Walgreens5.4 mi
  • Walgreens6.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Bentley Memorial Library0.3 mi

Museums

  • Lutz Children's Museum4.2 mi
  • Cheney Homestead Museum4.4 mi
  • The Fire Museum4.7 mi
  • Old Manchester Museum4.8 mi
  • Vernon Historical Society Museum5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall4.6 mi
  • Arts Center East5.0 mi
  • Manchester Community College Band Shell6.2 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Bolton

Public schools here are run by Bolton School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bolton Center SchoolBoltonPre-K–8473Public0.5 mi
Bolton High SchoolBolton9–12212Public1.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Hans Christian Andersen Montessori SchoolBoltonPre-K–K1Nonsectarian0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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