Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hampton’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for the outdoors and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. 29% of the land in Hampton is conserved, against 14% in Connecticut’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. James L. Goodwin State Forest, at 1,332 acres with 13.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hampton beats most towns.
Hampton Hill Historic District| Widest gap | Hampton | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 10% |
Census counts: 1,313 in 1820, a low of 475 in 1920, 1,728 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Hampton is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Hampton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hampton.
In 16 parks and preserves, walkers have 39 miles of trail. Hampton’s density of trails stands at 1.5 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 16, covering 3,589 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. James L. Goodwin State Forest | 13.8 mi | 1,332 |
| 2. Natchaug State Forest | 10 mi | 1,192 |
| 3. Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary at Trail Wood | 3.8 mi | 152 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Hampton’s only public school teaches 73 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 73 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
In Hampton, 18% of workers work remotely from home, above both the Connecticut town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 6% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Hampton has lost 399 jobs, to 248 in 2023. Also worth knowing: its average trip to work comes in at 29 minutes.
| Hampton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Hampton who sleep under 7 hours: 37%. The town does better than the Connecticut average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 12% smoke cigarettes.
| Hampton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 9.7% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hampton | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hampton: 90% of households live in a home they own. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026. Its midpoint rent stands at $1,285 a month.
| Hampton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,285 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. 64% of Hampton’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 24%. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1978: 3.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hampton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
39 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
35 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
32 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
33 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hampton
About 2 of every 100 Hampton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Where Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Hampton.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Hampton is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Hampton.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Brooklyn | #117 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B+ |
| Canterbury | #88 | B | B+ | — | C | A− |
| Chaplin | — | — | C | — | C+ | B |
| Scotland | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Pomfret | #69 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
| Eastford | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
Hampton, Chaplin, Scotland and Eastford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hampton, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Scotland, Pomfret and Eastford report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hampton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($90,589 across the Putnam, CT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Theodore Dwight Weld and John Brewster, Jr..
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