Bristol, CT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 60,833. Bristol is the location of the general headquarters of ESPN, the location of Lake Compounce, the United States's oldest continuously operating theme park, and is facing approval in 2024 to become home to one of the largest biomedical waste incineration operations in the United States. Bristol was known as a clock-making city in the 19th century, and is the location of American Clock & Watch Museum. Bristol is also the site of the former American Silver Company and its predecessor companies. …

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How Bristol ranks

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#29Most affordable in CT #38Shortest commute in CT #47Lowest property tax in CT All CT rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code06010, 06011

Area code860

Living in Bristol

Housing in Bristol

$351K▲ 5.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bristol home is worth about $351,000, up 5.8% in a year, 22% below the Connecticut typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market22

Sale-to-list104.8%

Sold in May50

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Safety in Bristol

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Safety Grade B+

Bristol reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bristol 0.5

Connecticut 1.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bristol 6.5

Connecticut 11.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Bristol

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School Grade C+

The public schools Bristol’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictBristol School DistrictSchools17

Greene-Hills School C+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 918 students West Bristol School C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 833 students South Side School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 515 students Ivy Drive School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 385 students Mountain View School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students Stafford School C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 353 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.