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Population in July 2007: 10,200. Population change since 2000: +1.4%

Males: 5,010	(49.1%)
Females: 5,190	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Zip codes: 06883.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $180,403 (it was $146,697 in 2000)

Weston:	$180,403
Connecticut:	$65,967

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,191,690 (it was $633,100 in 2000)

Weston:	$1,191,690
Connecticut:	$309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,144,626; Detached houses: $1,123,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,680,678
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Races in Weston:

White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Black (0.9%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Weston: 156.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.7%), Italian (13.9%), English (13.7%), German (13.4%), United States (7.0%), Russian (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/1787

Elevation: 311 feet

Land area: 19.8 square miles.

Population density: 515 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Weston

High school or higher: 98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 33.7%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work: 41.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Weston town

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 76.7%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 5.2%

821 residents are foreign born (4.5% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

This town:	8.2%
Connecticut:	10.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Weston:	1.1% ($7,029)
Connecticut:	1.8% ($2,961)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fairfield, CT (6.9 miles , pop. 57,340).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oyster Bay, NY (32.3 miles , pop. 293,925).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (36.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wilton, CT (1.9 miles ), Georgetown, CT (2.0 miles ), Easton, CT (2.3 miles ), Westport, CT (2.3 miles ), Redding, CT (2.4 miles ), Fairfield, CT (2.6 miles ), Ridgefield, CT (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $406,000
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $457,700
1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $448,000
1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $739,000
2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $741,500
2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $741,100
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $689,900
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $742,300
2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $725,600
2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $734,200
2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $701,800
2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $1,300,000

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Latitude: 41.22 N, Longitude: 73.37 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 203

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Weston, Connecticut business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.6%
Connecticut:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Finance and insurance (23%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
Construction (5%)
Health care (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
Top executives (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Lawyers (6%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Crime in Weston by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	1	3	1	5	1	1
per 100,000	19.8	9.8	29.1	9.7	48.6	9.7	9.7
Burglaries	15	11	13	5	12	8	4
per 100,000	148.6	107.9	126.3	48.6	116.5	78.0	38.9
Thefts	57	60	57	46	62	51	48
per 100,000	564.7	588.3	553.6	446.7	602.1	497.1	467.1
Auto thefts	2	3	4	5	1	1	0
per 100,000	19.8	29.4	38.8	48.6	9.7	9.7	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.7	19.5	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	41.5	35.4	59.3	27.1	42.7	28.1	23.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (16 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.57
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Weston, Connecticut

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Weston-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Weston town center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Rob Sisca - College basketball player (Vermont Catamounts).

Hospitals/medical centers near Weston:

HALL-BROOKE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WESTPORT, CT)
STAMFORD HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; STAMFORD, CT)
SILVER HILL HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; NEW CANAAN, CT)

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Amtrak stations near Weston:

11 miles: BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
15 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.weston-ct.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Weston:

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 7 miles; Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NORWALK, CT; FT enrollment: 2,772)
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 22 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 3,081)
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,808)

Public high school in Weston:

Weston High School (Students: 550; Location: 115 School Road; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Weston:

Weston Middle School (Students: 1046; Location: 135 School Road; Grades: PK-9)
Hurlbutt Elementary School (Students: 931; Location: 9 School Road; Grades: PK-5)
Weston Intermediate School (Students: 41; Location: 95 School Road; Grades: 3-5)

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Library in Weston:

WESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $303,147; Location: 56 NORFIELD RD.; 47,154 books; 1,595 audio materials; 2,812 video materials; 132 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Weston now has a new school: Weston Intermediate School (grades 3-4-5) so now Hurlbutt has PK-2 and the middle school has 6-8 (highschool 9-12) The 2nd murder ever in Weston(2003) was comitted by a man with mental dissabilities, killed his Father. So, really Weston is quite safe.

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Notable locations in Weston: Aspetuck Valley Country Club (A), Weston Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Weston include: Saint Francis Of Assisi Church (A), Emmanuel Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Coleytown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Laurel Lake (A), Godfrey Pond (B), Davidge Pond (C), Princes Pond (D), Cobbs Mill Pond (E), Saugatuck Reservoir (F), Beaver Brook Pond (G), Held Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A), Davidge Brook (B), Jennings Brook (C), North Branch West Branch Saugatuck River (D), Kettle Creek (E), Godfrey Brook (F), Hawleys Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Weston include: Scribner Park (1), Devils Glen Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Weston and their reported violations in the past:

WESTON RACQUET CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	84.9%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Weston, CT

Weston compared to Connecticut state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Weston (2009 data):

Fairfield County Bank: Weston Branch at 190 Weston Road, branch established on 2007-05-04. Info updated 2007-04-25: Bank assets: $1,567.9 mil, Deposits: $1,203.7 mil, headquarters in Ridgefield, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Fairfield County Connecticut:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%) Utility gas (8%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Weston

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Muslim Estimate
Adherents	70.1%	4.4%	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Congregations	19.8%	9.9%	9.5%	7.2%	1.9%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.1%	1.0%	0.7%	11.6%
Congregations	4.8%	3.4%	1.9%	4.4%	37.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($99,145 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,364 average AGI)
Fairfield County: 0.20%
Connecticut average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from New Haven County, CT	0.68% ($52,105 average AGI)
from Westchester County, NY	0.53% ($116,933)
from New York County, NY	0.33% ($276,003)

5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($93,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($3,488 average AGI)
Fairfield County: 0.12%
Connecticut average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to New Haven County, CT	1.29% ($53,789 average AGI)
to New York County, NY	0.34% ($140,435)
to Litchfield County, CT	0.25% ($63,262)

Strongest AM radio stations in Weston:

WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
WREF (850 AM; 3 kW; RIDGEFIELD, CT; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDJZ (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: PEOPLE'S BROADCAST NETWORK, LLC)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSHU (1260 AM; 1 kW; WESTPORT, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Weston:

WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WSHU-FM (91.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WPKN (89.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WPKN, INC.)
WWPT (90.3 FM; WESTPORT, CT; Owner: WESTPORT CT. BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WDAQ (98.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMNR (88.1 FM; MONROE, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WEFX (95.9 FM; NORWALK, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WEBE (107.9 FM; WESTPORT, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFAF (106.3 FM; MOUNT KISCO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSLX (91.9 FM; NEW CANAAN, CT; Owner: ST. LUKE'S FOUNDATION, INC.)
WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMNR-FM1 (88.1 FM; HUNTINGTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
WKHL (96.7 FM; STAMFORD, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Weston:

WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Weston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $14,000
Total average daily traffic: 16,385
Total average daily truck traffic: 475
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 8,193

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Weston, CT)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Weston)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Weston)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 44
Hazardous Condition: 111
Service Call: 2
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Weston

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Weston, CT

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