Townhomes for Sale in Bristol, CT

Incorporated in 1785 and operating during the 1800s as a hub for watchmaking and other industries, Bristol, Connecticut, is now a suburban city of about 61,000 people 20 miles west of Hartford. Nineteenth-century Italian and Irish immigrants in Bristol worked for companies like Ingraham Co. and Emerson Electric Co., and although the city's clock industry has waned, its roots remain. "A lot of the industry that's still here in Bristol actually started with some of the clock making," says Patti Philippon, executive director at the American Clock and Watch Museum and Bristol resident. Companies like the Barnes Group, which has roots in the industrial era, still operate in Bristol today. It's now also home to other major employers like ESPN headquarters and Bristol Hospital, as well as a highly rated school district, and many small businesses that attract commuters and families to this laid-back suburb. The median price of a single-family home in Bristol is $320,000, slightly lower than the $335,000 median in the neighboring town of Plainville but higher than Hartford's median. Bristol's environment is suburban, with single-family homes in winding subdivisions accounting for most of