HigganumCT
A town of 1,742, settled in 1828.
Is Higganum a good place to live?
Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Higganum. Higganum’s median household income is $128,000, against $109,000 in Connecticut’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 27% of the land in Higganum is conserved, above both Connecticut’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Cockaponset State Forest, 639 acres with 7.6 miles of trail. We don’t grade Higganum yet; the figures below are still real.
Higganum has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020
1,698 counted in 2010 and 2,089 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Gillette Castle State Park and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Higganum. Close and well known come first.
8 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
20 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
22 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
24 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Higganum: who provides what
Higganum is unincorporated, so Middlesex 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 Higganum.
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Higganum
15 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The trail density in Higganum is 2.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cockaponset State Forest | 7.6 mi | 639 |
| 2. Higganum Reservoir State Park | 1.7 mi | 95 |
| 3. Swan Hill Preserve | 1.6 mi | 151 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Higganum’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Higganum for work: only 2% work in town. Higganum’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Middletown (12%), Haddam (7%) and Hartford (6%).
| Higganum | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Higganum
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Connecticut overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide). 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Higganum.
| Higganum | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 45 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Higganum’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.3 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Higganum | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.3% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
In Higganum, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Higganum has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 20°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Higganum’s typical home value is about $506K
The typical Higganum home is worth about $506,000, up 6% in a year, 13% above the Connecticut typical home. 89% of Higganum households own their home.
| Higganum | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,707 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Higganum is
Higganum beats the Connecticut average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Higganum.
| Higganum | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Higganum | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Higganum
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Higganum
About 5 of every 100 Higganum residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
98% of working residents leave Higganum for work
Where Higganum’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Higganum’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Higganum.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higganum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haddam | #62 | B+ | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Middletown | #115 | C+ | D | B | C | A− |
Haddam reports no FBI crime data of its own. Higganum isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Higganum with a neighbor →
Questions about Higganum
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Higganum, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Higganum yet; the figures below are still real.