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Around Farmington
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New York, NY93 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Farmington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Farmington
U.S. Representative · Connecticut’s 5th DistrictJahana Hayes (D)
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
Farmington had 26,712 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 38th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.
Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.
Hartford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington, CT weather station (6 miles away).
Health care
759 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Farmington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of ConnectGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · FarmingtonUnder a mile
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · New Britain5.8 miles
Bristol HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bristol5.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
51
Specialist doctors
169
Dentists
63
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
119
Mental health providers
249
Physical and occupational therapists
80
Optometrists
15
Chiropractors
13
Pharmacies
9
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 Farmington
Parks (10 nearby)
Tunxis Mead Park · 99 acres0.3 mi
Quirk Park · 89 acres0.5 mi
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Park · 36 acres3.4 mi
Sycamore Hills Park · 31 acres3.1 mi
Malerbo Rec Complex · 20 acres3.2 mi
Farmington Club · 20 acres2.0 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Highland Park Market1.4 mi
Stop & Shop2.5 mi
Annpurna Indian Farmers’ Market2.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy2.6 mi
Libraries (6 nearby)
M. Burch Tracy Ford Library1.2 mi
Barney Library1.3 mi
Farmington Library1.6 mi
Tunxis Library2.3 mi
Connecticut Clearinghouse3.0 mi
Museums (4 nearby)
Day-Lewis Museum1.3 mi
Stanley-Whitman House Museum1.4 mi
Hill Stead Museum1.6 mi
Unionville Museum2.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Nona Evans Room and Hacker Theater1.1 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Farmington School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
East Farms SchoolFarmington
K–4
457
Public
2.6 mi
Noah Wallace SchoolFarmington
K–4
342
Public
1.3 mi
Union SchoolUnionville
K–4
305
Public
2.8 mi
West District SchoolUnionville
K–4
357
Public
1.6 mi
West Woods Upper Elementary SchoolFarmington
5–6
676
Public
1.9 mi
Irving A. Robbins Middle SchoolFarmington
7–8
670
Public
2.7 mi
Farmington High SchoolFarmington
9–12
1,261
Public
1.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington
9–12
336
Nonsectarian
1.2 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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