Northwest HarwintonCT
A town of 3,088.
Is Northwest Harwinton a good place to live?
Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area, at 208 acres with 8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Northwest Harwinton yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Northwest Harwinton for work
Where Northwest Harwinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Lake Compounce and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northwest Harwinton. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
34 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
30 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
24 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
_-_2025.svg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Moving to Northwest Harwinton: who provides what
Northwest Harwinton is unincorporated, so Litchfield 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 Northwest Harwinton.
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Northwest Harwinton work out of town
The average trip to work for Northwest Harwinton comes to 31 minutes, above both Connecticut’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4% of working residents stay in Northwest Harwinton for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Northwest Harwinton added 155 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 614. The town’s income of the median household stands at $109,000.
| Northwest Harwinton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Northwest Harwinton
Northwest Harwinton’s peak summer temperature comes in at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Northwest Harwinton than across Connecticut
The share of adults 25 and older in Northwest Harwinton who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 40%, against 45% in Connecticut’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). In Northwest Harwinton, the age of the median resident is 46 years.
| Northwest Harwinton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 46 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Northwest Harwinton | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.8% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: low risk in Northwest Harwinton, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to hurricanes. Northwest Harwinton’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 37 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10.1% of the land in Northwest Harwinton is protected from building
There are 9.7 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Northwest Harwinton comes to 1.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 365 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area | 8 mi | 208 |
| 2. Roraback Wildlife Management Area | 0.8 mi | 157 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Northwest Harwinton is
Among adults in Northwest Harwinton, 10% smoke cigarettes. Against the Connecticut average, Northwest Harwinton comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have obesity, 29% feel lonely.
| Northwest Harwinton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Northwest Harwinton | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Northwest Harwinton sells for about $490K at the median
Just over nine in ten households own their home in Northwest Harwinton. For Northwest Harwinton, the typical rent is $1,446 a month.
| Northwest Harwinton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,446 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 Northwest Harwinton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Northwest Harwinton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Northwest Harwinton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Northwest Harwinton’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Northwest Harwinton.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Harwinton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harwinton | #42 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| Torrington | #134 | C− | C− | B | C− | B |
| Litchfield | — | — | C | — | — | A |
| New Hartford | #60 | B+ | C | — | B | A+ |
Harwinton, Litchfield and New Hartford report no FBI crime data of their own. Northwest Harwinton and Litchfield aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Northwest Harwinton with a neighbor →
Questions about Northwest Harwinton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northwest Harwinton, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Northwest Harwinton yet; the figures below are still real.