203.488.5500
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) | |
| Agriculture | 33 |
| Construction & Mining | 246 |
| Manufacturing | 121 |
| Transportation & Utilities | 69 |
| Trade | 459 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 138 |
| Services | 792 |
| Other | 8 |
| TOTAL | 1,866 |
| 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
