Economics & Demographics
TOWN PROFILE (2004):
| Population |
29,704 |
| Median Age |
42 |
| Median Income |
$61,858 |
| Households |
13,415 |
| Housing Units (2002) |
13,576 |
| Median Price Residential Sales (2002) |
$180,000 |
| Residential Sales |
712 |
| New Building Permits (2002) |
60 |
| Bond Rating (2002) |
Aa3 (Moody’s) |
| Mill Rate |
20.97 |
BUSINESS PROFILE:
Industry Clusters:
Biotechnology and Medical Research
Manufacturing
Healthcare/Med-Tech
Retail
Major Employers:
| Company |
Industry |
| Connecticut Hospice |
Healthcare |
| Seton Identification Products |
Manufacturing |
| Howmet Turbine Components |
Manufacturing |
| Number of Firms (2001) |
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| Agriculture |
33 |
| Construction & Mining |
246 |
| Manufacturing |
121 |
| Transportation & Utilities |
69 |
| Trade |
459 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
138 |
| Services |
792 |
| Other |
8 |
| TOTAL |
1,866 |
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| Labor Force (2003) |
16,418 |
| Unemployment (2003) |
3.2% |
| Retail Sales (2003) |
1,161,259,367 |
TRANSPORTATION:
Highways
I-95
Close to I-91
US Route 1
CT Route 139
CT Route 142
CT Route 146
Airports
Bradley International Airport- 25 minutes
New York Airports
JFK/LaGuardia/Newark -2 1/2 hour drive
Logan Airport, Boston, MA - 3 hour drive
T. F. Green Airport - Rhode Island-1.25 hour drive.
Tweed New Haven Airport-15 min. for commuter flights
Rail
Metro North - 800-638-7646
Amtrak - 800-872-7245
Shoreline East to New Haven
(1-800-ALL-RIDE) www.shorelineEast.com
Bus Lines
Connecticut New Haven Transit (203-624-0151)
Dattco (203-772-2072) or (800-229-4879)
Port of New Haven Terminal (203-468-0805)
PUBLIC UTILITIES:
| Northeast Utilities (Connecticut Light & Power) |
800-286-2000 |
| Southern Connecticut Gas & Power |
203-786-6111 |
| South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority |
203-624-6671 |
| SBC |
800-448-1008 |
| Comcast (Cable TV) |
888-824-2273 |
BRANFORD TOWN SERVICES
See our The Town of Branford for information on “Branford Town Services”
EDUCATION:
Branford Schools
Indian Neck School (Early Years Program)
Mary T. Murphy School (Grades: K-4)
Mary R. Tisko School (Grades: K-4)
John B. Sliney School (Grades: K-4)
Francis Walsh Intermediate School (Grades: 5-8)
Branford High School (Grades: 9-12)
| Total Number of Classrooms |
233 |
| Total Enrollment |
3,280 |
| Total Capacity |
4,600 |
Average Class Sizes
Kindergarten - 13.8
Second Grade - 17.2
Fifth Grade - 23.6
Seventh Grade - 17.3
High School - 20.8
See our The Town of Branford for information on “Branford Education”
Colleges and Universities
Albertus Magnus College
Gateway Community / Technical College
Quinnipiac College
Southern Connecticut State University
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
Yale University
Business / Vocational & Technical Schools
Branford Hall Career Institute
Connecticut School of Electronics
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