Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cromwell grades B overall, ranked 79th of 151 in Connecticut. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $111K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $377K, 4 years of the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. Cromwell’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Connecticut’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Cromwell is home to Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Only 9 of the 90 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher property crime rate than Cromwell.
Where Cromwell beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Cromwell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,856 in 1870, 14,225 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 7 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cromwell. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
14 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
10 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
34 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
29 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandPeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cromwell, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cromwell.
Cromwell trades workers with Hartford and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Connecticut; it also reports more crime than Berlin and its other graded neighbors.
27 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is River Highlands State Park, 184 acres with 8.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Highlands State Park | 8.8 mi | 184 |
| 2. Watrous Park | 2.6 mi | 53 |
| 3. Pierson Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Cromwell School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cromwell High School, with 515 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 448 | B |
| Cromwell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 515 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Within Connecticut it is healthier than 68% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Connecticut is food insecurity: 8.4% of its 11,482 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.9% statewide.
28% of Cromwell adults feel lonely, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%. 83% of adults had a checkup this year in Cromwell. Cromwell beats the Connecticut average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Cromwell | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cromwell | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cromwell.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cromwell has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cromwell has about as many jobs (7,102) as working residents, but only 563 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Cromwell for work: only 8% work in town. 18% of Cromwell workers work from home. The top destinations are Hartford (13%), Middletown (8%) and Rocky Hill (5%).
| Cromwell | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median rent in Cromwell is $1,628 a month. The typical Cromwell home is worth about $377,000, up 3.9% in a year, 16% below the Connecticut typical home.
| Cromwell | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,628 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Each of the 5 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Berlin (B−) to Portland (A). At 23.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 80% of Connecticut’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 49% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut.
| Cromwell | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.5 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Cromwell | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.4% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
11 within 15 miles of the center of Cromwell
About 6 of every 100 Cromwell residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
3 places in Cromwell on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Cromwell.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Cromwell ( CRAHM-wel) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England.
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5 towns share a border with Cromwell.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell | #79 | B | C− | C+ | B | A |
| Middletown | #115 | C+ | D | B | C | A− |
| Portland | #26 | A− | C+ | A | B− | A |
| Berlin | #72 | B+ | C− | B− | B | A |
| Rocky Hill | #35 | A− | C− | B | A− | A |
| Glastonbury | #20 | A | C− | B+ | A | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cromwell grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #79 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including James T. Pratt and Rufus B. Sage.
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