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15% of residents are under 18 in Hazardville, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 2 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hazardville. The biggest place to walk is Scantic River State Park, 159 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. We don’t grade Hazardville yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Hazardville beats most towns.
4,599 counted in 2010 and 6,870 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hazardville. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
5 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
17 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
17 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
28 mi LakeQuabbin ReservoirSpringfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0
Hazardville 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hazardville.
Hazardville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Hazardville for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Hazardville has added 563 jobs, to 3,068 in 2023. Hazardville’s average trip to work is 24 minutes, below Connecticut’s towns (27 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Hazardville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.4 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Hazardville’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scantic River State Park | 3.5 mi | 159 |
| 2. Powder Hollow Park | 0.2 mi | 19 |
| 3. Town Open Space (North Of Hazard Avenue) | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of Hazardville adults binge drink. Hazardville beats the Connecticut average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Hazardville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Hazardville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hazardville | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 14.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Hazardville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,530 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hazardville
About 5 of every 100 Hazardville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Hazardville is a section of the town of Enfield, Connecticut, United States, in Hartford County. It is a census-designated place (CDP) that had a population of 6,870 as of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Hazardville.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherwood Manor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwood Acres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enfield | #118 | C+ | C | C+ | C | B+ |
| Somers | #64 | B+ | C | — | B | A |
Somers reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hazardville, Sherwood Manor and Southwood Acres aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hazardville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Hazardville yet; the figures below are still real.
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