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# Branford

Branford is one of the cities recorded in the United States. Branford's unemployment stood at 4.37% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 2.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### Is the air quality good in Branford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 2.3 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-d701e4a18153
### How safe is Branford?

Police recorded about 1,718 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

- Value: 1,718 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-810b6f0f6657
### What is the unemployment rate in Branford?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2024).

- Value: 4.4 % · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-2ee02615c7bf
## Mobility

Branford's nearest airport was HVN, 6 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 23.3°C in July. Branford's monthly precipitation totalled 69.1 mm in January and 85.3 mm in July. The highest PM2.5 measurement was 17.4 µg/m³.

## Safety

Recorded crime was 1,717.9 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Safety City Property Crime Count | `safety_city_property_crime_count` | 246 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.37 % | parent_municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 2.32 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 3.39 · Feb 4.56 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 14.33 · May 19.83 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 27.83 · Aug 27.22 · Sep 23.72 · Oct 17.67 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 6.5 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -1.06 · Apr 4.06 · May 9.67 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 18.72 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.06 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.17 · Dec -1.72 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.833 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 9.17 · May 14.72 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 23.28 · Aug 22.72 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.61 · Nov 7.06 · Dec 2.39 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 69.09 · Feb 72.14 · Mar 92.96 · Apr 106.4 · May 89.92 · Jun 88.14 · Jul 85.34 · Aug 90.17 · Sep 102.4 · Oct 96.01 · Nov 79.25 · Dec 89.66 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] |
| G04 Air Quality Pm25 Max Ug M3 | `g04_air_quality_pm25_max_ug_m3` | 17.4 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| G04 Air Quality Pm25 Mean Annual Ug M3 | `g04_air_quality_pm25_mean_annual_ug_m3` | 5.89 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 1,718 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | `safety_city_crime_covered_population` | 28,528 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Safety City Violent Crime Count | `safety_city_violent_crime_count` | 10 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 6 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | HVN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Branford when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/).

## Sources

1. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/s3/signedurl?key=cius%2F2025%2Foffenses-known-to-le-2025.zip
2. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) — Official source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/latest?table_ids=B05012%2CB23025&geo_ids=16000US0874080%2C16000US0874430%2C16000US0877235%2C16000US0879100%2C16000US0880040%2C16000US0883120%2C16000US0886117%2C16000US0904790%2C16000US0907345%2C16000US0914200
3. US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) — Official source — https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/annual_conc_by_monitor_2024.zip
4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USW00014758.csv
5. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home
6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Branford, United States: jobs, safety, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/branford/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_branford-united-states-jobs-safety-air-quality-climate_14b44ae11f12,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Branford, United States: jobs, safety, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/branford/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Branford, United States: jobs, safety, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/branford/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/branford/
- Title: Branford, United States: jobs, safety, air quality, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/branford/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/branford.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/branford.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/branford
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json