CollinsvilleCT
The town was settled in 1831 and has 3,963 residents today.
Is Collinsville a good place to live?
57% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Collinsville, against 45% in Connecticut’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Collinsville. The biggest park or preserve is Nepaug Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land, at 503 acres. We don’t grade Collinsville yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave Collinsville for work
Where Collinsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Springfield Armory National Historic Site and 76 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Collinsville. Close and well known come first.
26 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
12 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
22 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
16 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaYale BowlPhoto credits
Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Collinsville: who provides what
Collinsville is unincorporated, so Hartford County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Collinsville.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Collinsville’s workers commute out
Collinsville’s average commute stands at 30 minutes. For most workers, Collinsville is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Collinsville has added 481 jobs, to 1,162 in 2023. The top destinations are Hartford (11%), Canton (10%) and Farmington (8%).
| Collinsville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Collinsville is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 87% of Collinsville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Collinsville sits above 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Collinsville has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Collinsville is
Among adults in Collinsville, 7.8% smoke cigarettes and 11% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Collinsville is ahead of Connecticut on 16 and behind on 2. Collinsville: 84% of adults had a checkup this year. Only 5 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Collinsville.
| Collinsville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | Collinsville | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.6% of the land in Collinsville is protected from building
Trails run 2.9 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Collinsville’s density of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Collinsville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sweetheart Mountain Trails | 2.5 mi | 63 |
| 2. Nepaug Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land | — | 503 |
| 3. Mill Pond Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Collinsville sells for about $340K at the median
Among households in Collinsville, 71% are owner-occupiers. In Collinsville, 50% of sales closed above the list price. Homes sold in Collinsville spent a median 35 days on the market.
| Collinsville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,455 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Collinsville
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Collinsville
About 5 of every 100 Collinsville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Collinsville’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Collinsville.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canton | #24 | A− | C− | A− | B+ | A |
| Canton Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | #55 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A |
| Avon | #19 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| New Hartford | #60 | B+ | C | — | B | A+ |
Burlington and New Hartford report no FBI crime data of their own. Collinsville and Canton Valley aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Collinsville with a neighbor →
Questions about Collinsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Collinsville, CT a good place to live?
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