The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 06279 sells for about $450,000, or $284 per square foot.
Homes take about 67 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,357 a month.
ZIP 06279 — Willington
The housing market in 06279 is characterized by low inventory and limited sales activity, typical of a rural residential ZIP code. Current listings are primarily land or single-family homes with stable pricing. Data for specific metrics like median rent and months of supply are not published at the ZIP level and are omitted.
This ZIP is best suited for buyers seeking rural or semi-rural residential settings, including families and those working in the nearby university or regional employment centers.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 67 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.8% · poverty 13.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 06279, Tolland County CT
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Connecticut) — Municipal Real Property Tax Assessment & Mill Rate Mechanics: Under C.G.S. § 12-62a, all taxable real property is assessed uniformly at a mandatory 70% assessment ratio of its fair market value (FMV). Real property tax is computed annually using the formula: Assessed Value = Fair Market Value × 0.
Residents typically commute by car toward employment hubs in the Hartford or Storrs areas via I-84.
The area features rural landscapes, local parks, and proximity to outdoor recreation in the surrounding Tolland County region.
The local economy is primarily residential with proximity to the University of Connecticut in Storrs and regional employment centers in the Capitol Planning Region.
The area is served by local road networks with primary access to regional transit via I-84.
Parcels are subject to local municipal taxes and regional school district levies.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 06279 profile.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
- Sonny's Place4.512.9 mi
- Dave & Buster's Manchester4.115.8 mi
- Spare Time Vernon4.512 mi
- Nomads Adventure Quest418.3 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park414.9 mi
- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion4.75.2 mi
- Sonny's Place4.512.9 mi
- Dave & Buster's Manchester4.115.8 mi
- Stafford Motor Speedway4.76 mi
- Elicit Brewing Co - Manchester4.516.2 mi
- Sonny's Place4.512.9 mi
- Mansfield Drive-in Theatre & Marketplace4.69.6 mi
- Spare Time Vernon4.512 mi
- Bigelow Hollow State Park4.610.6 mi
- Diana's Pool4.69.8 mi
- Old Sturbridge Village4.717.8 mi
- Steaming Tender Restaurant4.519.3 mi
- Connecticut Trolley Museum4.417.6 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum4.315.9 mi
- Historic New England's Roseland Cottage4.715.3 mi
- Bigelow Hollow State Park4.610.6 mi
- Diana's Pool4.69.8 mi
- Valley Falls Park4.610.5 mi
- Henry Park4.69.6 mi
- Mansfield Hollow State Park4.79.2 mi
- Cedar Knob Golf Course4.411.4 mi
- Windham Golf Course3.911.4 mi
- Skungamaug River Golf Club45.9 mi
- T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods4.412.9 mi
- Big Y4.35.3 mi
- Price Chopper4.15.5 mi
- Big Y4.410.3 mi
- ShopRite of Tri-City Plaza4.212.8 mi
- Bradley International Airport4.422.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Historic central green space serving the local community.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 27.8% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2024)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Research outlier held out — this pass returned a median of $325,000 (27.8% off the retained reading), contradicting every independent anchor; the prior reading stands pending corroboration. Validation: the flagged $325,000 (-27.8% vs the published ten-year series (2024)) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.