Town guide

Farmington, Connecticut

Farmington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 28,185 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06032 and 06085.

Homes sold for a median of $265 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population28,1851,010 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$265Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Farmington

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around Farmington

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley 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

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.

Farmington population by census2000: 23,641, 2010: 25,340, 2020: 26,71223,641200025,340201026,7122020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FarmingtonJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 26°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 53°F, 5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 5.7 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 4.8 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.447°26°Mar4.260°36°Apr4.370°47°May4.279°57°Jun4.884°62°Jul4.482°60°Aug5.175°53°Sep5.063°41°Oct5.752°32°Nov3.941°24°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

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 doctors51
Specialist doctors169
Dentists63
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants119
Mental health providers249
Physical and occupational therapists80
Optometrists15
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies9

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.

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

Schools in Farmington

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
East Farms SchoolFarmingtonK–4457Public2.6 mi
Noah Wallace SchoolFarmingtonK–4342Public1.3 mi
Union SchoolUnionvilleK–4305Public2.8 mi
West District SchoolUnionvilleK–4357Public1.6 mi
West Woods Upper Elementary SchoolFarmington5–6676Public1.9 mi
Irving A. Robbins Middle SchoolFarmington7–8670Public2.7 mi
Farmington High SchoolFarmington9–121,261Public1.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington9–12336Nonsectarian1.2 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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