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Connecticut · 152 graded towns

Towns and cities in Connecticut

53 of Connecticut’s 152 graded towns and cities (35%) grade A− or better nationally, against 25% of U.S. towns. Monroe ranks first in the state with an A+; health (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (B) is its lowest.

Letters are national: the overall grade blends cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk. How grades work

How Connecticut compares: report cardBest places to liveBest small townsMost affordable townsSafest townsTowns with the best schoolsHealthiest towns
152
towns of 2,500+ with an overall grade
53
grade A− or better nationally
3
of 2,500+ without enough data for a grade
20
smaller places (1,000–2,499) with subject grades
Towns by letter
A+8A16A−29B+23B17B−14C+15C8C−8D8D−6

All 152 graded towns, by county

Every town of 2,500+ residents with an overall grade, in 8 counties, A to Z inside each. The rank is among 151 Connecticut towns on the best places to live list. A town that spans counties is listed in the one where most of it lies.

152 graded towns, A to Z.

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130 graded

  1. A−Andover#43 of 1513,173
  2. C+Ashford#113 of 1514,265
  3. AAvon#19 of 15119,096
  4. A−Barkhamsted#50 of 1513,726
  5. B−Beacon Falls#101 of 1516,307
  6. B+Berlin#72 of 15120,698
  7. ABethany#13 of 1515,339
  8. A−Bethel#31 of 15121,682
  9. B+Bethlehem#74 of 1513,455
  10. CBloomfield#128 of 15122,267
  11. ABolton#22 of 1514,875
  12. BBranford#90 of 15128,724
  13. A−Brookfield#45 of 15118,566
  14. C+Brooklyn#117 of 1518,748
  15. B+Burlington#55 of 1519,874
  16. BCanterbury#88 of 1515,251
  17. A−Canton#24 of 15110,304
  18. A+Cheshire#6 of 15130,983
  19. BChester#86 of 1513,726
  20. BClinton#83 of 15113,439
  21. B+Colchester#73 of 15115,825
  22. BColumbia#78 of 1515,352
  23. ACoventry#15 of 15112,446
  24. BCromwell#79 of 15114,350
  25. ADarien#11 of 15122,583
  26. A−Deep River#33 of 1514,468
  27. A−Durham#48 of 1517,209
  28. A−East Granby#25 of 1515,432
  29. A−East Haddam#49 of 1519,043
  30. A−East Hampton#41 of 15113,134
  31. C−East Hartford#136 of 15150,968
  32. C−East Haven#130 of 15127,925
  33. A−East Lyme#32 of 15119,223
  34. C+East Windsor#121 of 15111,342
  35. A+Easton#5 of 1517,838
  36. B+Ellington#59 of 15116,594
  37. C+Enfield#118 of 15141,142
  38. A−Essex#27 of 1516,819
  39. A−Fairfield#38 of 15166,262
  40. A−Farmington#29 of 15128,632
  41. AGlastonbury#20 of 15135,503
  42. AGranby#16 of 15111,963
  43. AGreenwich#17 of 15164,801
  44. CGriswold#129 of 15111,690
  45. B−Grotonanother Groton is in New London County#97 of 15139,138
  46. A−Guilford#40 of 15122,322
  47. B+Haddam#62 of 1518,947
  48. C−Hamden#133 of 15161,824
  49. A−Harwinton#42 of 1515,751
  50. A−Hebron#44 of 1519,256
  51. AKent#23 of 1513,101
  52. DKillingly#138 of 15118,177
  53. A−Killingworth#52 of 1516,288
  54. B−Lebanon#98 of 1517,142
  55. B+Ledyard#67 of 15115,601
  56. B−Lisbon#104 of 1514,260
  57. AMadison#9 of 15117,734
  58. CManchester#127 of 15159,773
  59. AMansfieldCollege campus29,062
  60. B+Marlborough#54 of 1516,213
  61. AMiddlebury#10 of 1518,093
  62. B−Middlefield#106 of 1514,276
  63. A+Monroe#1 of 15119,341
  64. B−Montville#105 of 15118,001
  65. A+New Canaan#7 of 15121,208
  66. B+New Fairfield#63 of 15113,674
  67. B+New Hartford#60 of 1516,748
  68. BNew Milford#89 of 15128,941
  69. B−Newington#95 of 15131,647
  70. B+Newtownanother Newtown is in Fairfield County#61 of 15128,183
  71. BNorth Branford#76 of 15113,551
  72. CNorth Canaan#122 of 1513,231
  73. BNorth Haven#84 of 15124,799
  74. A−North Stonington#28 of 1515,242
  75. AOld Lyme#12 of 1517,702
  76. A−Old Saybrook#51 of 15110,680
  77. BOrange#91 of 15114,416
  78. BOxford#82 of 15113,311
  79. B−Plainfield#103 of 15115,381
  80. BPlainville#87 of 15117,746
  81. BPlymouth#85 of 15111,902
  82. B+Pomfret#69 of 1514,378
  83. A−Portland#26 of 1519,449
  84. C+Preston#114 of 1514,873
  85. B+Prospect#70 of 1519,638
  86. CPutnam#126 of 1519,402
  87. A+Redding#4 of 1518,847
  88. A+Ridgefield#2 of 15125,373
  89. A−Rocky Hill#35 of 15121,575
  90. A−Salem#36 of 1514,324
  91. BSalisbury#77 of 1514,290
  92. BSeymour#81 of 15117,153
  93. CSharon#125 of 1512,783
  94. B+Sherman#68 of 1513,618
  95. ASimsbury#21 of 15125,582
  96. B+Somers#64 of 15110,938
  97. A−South Windsor#34 of 15127,036
  98. B−Southbury#96 of 15120,468
  99. B+Southington#65 of 15144,242
  100. C−Sprague#131 of 1512,954
  101. C+Stafford#107 of 15111,721
  102. DSterling#143 of 1513,736
  103. A−Stoningtonanother Stonington is in New London County#47 of 15118,832
  104. C+Stratford#116 of 15153,908
  105. A−Suffield#37 of 15116,046
  106. A−Thomaston#30 of 1517,572
  107. CThompson#123 of 1519,566
  108. B+Tolland#56 of 15114,752
  109. B+Trumbull#66 of 15138,075
  110. B−Vernon#100 of 15130,842
  111. C+Voluntown#110 of 1512,653
  112. B+Wallingford#53 of 15144,406
  113. B+Washington#58 of 1513,733
  114. BWaterford#92 of 15120,435
  115. B+Watertown#75 of 15122,526
  116. BWest Hartford#80 of 15164,242
  117. A−Westbrook#39 of 1516,918
  118. A+Weston#8 of 15110,517
  119. AWestport#14 of 15128,301
  120. B+Wethersfield#57 of 15127,291
  121. C+Willington#112 of 1515,601
  122. A+Wilton#3 of 15119,435
  123. B−Winchester#93 of 15110,360
  124. DWindham#141 of 15124,139
  125. C+Windsor#108 of 15129,879
  126. B−Windsor Locks#94 of 15112,617
  127. A−Wolcott#46 of 15116,573
  128. AWoodbridge#18 of 1519,160
  129. B−Woodbury#102 of 15110,005
  130. B−Woodstock#99 of 1518,474

Fairfield County 5 graded

  1. D−Bridgeport#146 of 151152,273
  2. C−Danbury#135 of 15189,033
  3. C+Norwalk#109 of 15194,508
  4. B+Shelton#71 of 15142,880
  5. C+Stamford#119 of 151139,535

Hartford County 3 graded

  1. CBristol#124 of 15162,341
  2. D−Hartford#151 of 151121,981
  3. D−New Britain#149 of 15176,286

Litchfield County 1 graded

  1. C−Torrington#134 of 15135,796

Middlesex County 1 graded

  1. C+Middletown#115 of 15148,439

New Haven County 7 graded

  1. C−Ansonia#137 of 15119,216
  2. DDerby#142 of 15112,925
  3. DMeriden#140 of 15160,810
  4. C+Naugatuck#111 of 15132,230
  5. D−New Haven#148 of 151138,774
  6. D−Waterbury#150 of 151115,771
  7. C−West Haven#132 of 15155,351

New London County 4 graded

  1. C+Grotonanother Groton is in #120 of 15110,160
  2. DJewett City#139 of 1513,456
  3. DNew London#144 of 15128,003
  4. DNorwich#145 of 15140,001

Windham County 1 graded

  1. D−Danielson#147 of 1514,265
Also in Connecticut

Not on the ranked list

College campuses

Graded like every town, but left off the best-places lists: more than half the residents are college students (ACS), so its figures mostly describe student life. They appear on the subject lists with a “College campus” label.

Not graded (3)

Towns of 2,500+ without enough data for an overall grade. Their pages show every subject that is graded.

  • –Goshen 3,298 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Litchfield 8,381 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Milford 53,606 people. No overall grade: no schools or health figures, and the overall needs three of the four.

Smaller places 20 with 1,000–2,499 residents

These have subject grades (safety, schools, health and the rest) but no overall grade or rank: the overall starts at 2,500 residents.

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Lists in Connecticut

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Connecticut rankings →
Best places to live151 towns · #1 MonroeBest small towns54 towns · #1 ReddingMost affordable towns155 towns · #1 CanterburySafest towns90 towns · #1 WestonTowns with the best schools152 towns · #1 New CanaanHealthiest towns154 towns · #1 Darien and WestonBest towns for jobs & income155 towns · #1 BethanyMost walkable towns155 towns · #1 New HavenTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk155 towns · #1 HebronBest towns for the outdoors155 towns · #1 GlastonburyMost historic towns155 towns · #1 New LondonTowns with the most civic life155 towns · #1 SalisburyTowns with the least snow149 towns · #1 East LymeDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns149 towns · #1 GoshenDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters207 towns · #1 Greenwich and 2 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers207 towns · #1 Windsor LocksDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers207 towns · #1 GoshenDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes155 towns · #1 Darien and 3 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes142 towns · #1 Windsor LocksDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns155 towns · #1 GranbyDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries123 towns · #1 New CanaanDescribed, no letters