Simsbury is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 23,234 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Simsbury is the 45th largest community in Connecticut.

Simsbury is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Simsbury is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Simsbury who work in management occupations (16.34%), sales jobs (13.43%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.10%).

Also of interest is that Simsbury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Simsbury is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Simsbury is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Simsbury a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Simsbury has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Simsbury's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Simsbury does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Simsbury Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Simsbury, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Simsbury is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.37% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Simsbury in 2000 was $39,710, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,840 for a family of four. However, Simsbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Simsbury home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Simsbury is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Simsbury include Irish, English, Italian, German, Polish, French, French Canadian, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Simsbury is English.