Haddam
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Outdoors in Haddam
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1877
Thirty Mile Island (now Haddam Island) and Haddam Neck, 1877
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James Hazelton House
James Hazelton House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 16, 1988. It is significant for its architecture at the local level.
About Haddam
Town in Connecticut, United StatesHaddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 8,452 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the only town in Connecticut that the Connecticut River runs through the middle of instead of at the town's border edge. The town was also home to the now-decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.
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How Haddam ranks
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Housing in Haddam
The typical Haddam home is worth about $459,000, up 4.2% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.
Work & commute in Haddam
Full picture →Most working residents leave Haddam for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Middletown (12%), Hartford (6%) and New Haven (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Haddam
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Connecticut
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Haddam
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Haddam
Full climate →Haddam has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°.
Schools in Haddam
All Haddam schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Haddam’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
Haddam’s library
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