THE DURHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Connecticut Valley setting.
Durham town has 23.7 square miles of land in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Connecticut Valley, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Durham and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Durham is associated with Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Durham by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Durham, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 17.4 percentage points lower than the 18% recorded for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Durham town has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Middlefield town (12.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.