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About Thompson
Town in Connecticut, United StatesThompson is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,189 at the 2020 census. Thompson is located in the northeastern corner of the state and is bordered on the north by Webster, Massachusetts and Dudley, Massachusetts, on the east by Douglas, Massachusetts and Burrillville, Rhode Island, on the west by Woodstock, Connecticut, and on the south by Putnam, Connecticut. Thompson has the highest-banked race track (Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, a 5/8 mile oval and a restored 1.7 mile road course) in New England. This speedwa…
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Housing in Thompson
The typical Thompson home is worth about $395,000, up 7.2% in a year, 12% below the Connecticut typical home.
Schools in Thompson
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The public schools Thompson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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