Storrs[1] (/stɔːrz/ storz) is a village[2] and census-designated place (CDP)[1] in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.

[3] In the aftermath of September 2005's Hurricane Katrina, Slate named Storrs "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster.

Standard measures of poverty can be misleading when applied to communities dominated by students, such as Storrs.

The Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center, located on Royce Circle in the "downtown" area, acts as a de-facto hub for intermodal services, with a parking garage and waiting room.

[11] Express bus service is provided by CT Transit as route 913, which travels between Storrs and Hartford.

The express route makes limited stops at commuter lots in Tolland, Vernon, and Manchester connecting at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills toward Hartford Union Station.

A number of runs begin and end at the Sigourney Street CT Fastrak station in Hartford.

[19] Other proposals for local and high-speed rail projects in Connecticut have included planned stops in Storrs and in nearby Tolland to service UConn.