South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT

What LandBenchmark can tell you about a parcel in South Central Connecticut Planning Region — and, just as importantly, what it can't.

Land area
367.2
sq mi
Water area
252.4
sq mi
County FIPS
09170
Center
41.290, -72.837

Area and center from the US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer.

Measured terrain around the South Central Connecticut Planning Region centroid

Centroid elevation
17
m (56 ft)
Terrain relief
206
m spread (p95−p5, ~20–40 km window)

The county center sits at about 17 m above sea level. Elevation across the sampled window spreads 206 m — hilly terrain by our banding (flat <30 m · gently rolling 30–100 m · hilly 100–300 m · mountainous >300 m). Water covers about 41% of the county's area (Census Gazetteer). These are county-scale context, not parcel measurements — a specific parcel gets its own slope, flood and usable-acreage readings when analyzed.

Elevation measured 2026-07-21 from the AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium encoding, z10).

Data available for South Central Connecticut Planning Region

  • No free owner records. Connecticut does not publish a free statewide parcel-and-owner dataset, so LandBenchmark cannot show who owns a parcel in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The county assessor's office is the authoritative source. Every measured signal below is unaffected.
  • No township/range legal description. Connecticut is a metes-and-bounds state with no PLSS grid.
  • FEMA flood zones, wetlands, soil survey and NCCPI soil productivity — the federal layers, all free and all available here.
  • 56 measured signals from satellite imagery and public records — slope and usable acreage, observed surface water, vegetation trend, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and neighboring land use. Each one cites its method, its source, and the date it was observed.

LandBenchmark has no listings and does not know what is for sale in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. It analyses a parcel you point it at. It is an automated Phase-1 desk screen, not a survey, a flood determination, or a substitute for on-site inspection.

Common questions about land in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Can I see who owns a parcel in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

Not from free data — Connecticut does not publish a free statewide parcel-ownership dataset, and LandBenchmark does not buy broker data. The South Central Connecticut Planning Region assessor's office is the authoritative source; every measured signal is unaffected.

How hilly is South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

Around the county center, measured elevation spreads 206 m across a ~20–40 km window — hilly terrain by our banding. Individual parcels vary: a report measures the actual slope and usable acreage of the parcel you point it at.

What can LandBenchmark measure for a parcel in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

56 measured signals, each cited with source and observation date: FEMA flood zone plus surface water observed in multi-year imagery, USFWS wetlands, USDA soil survey and productivity, slope and usable acreage, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and surroundings. What a satellite cannot verify — title, zoning, perc results, water rights — goes on a human-verify checklist naming the South Central Connecticut Planning Region offices that can.

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