Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Farmington grades A− overall, 29th among Connecticut's 151 graded towns. It has 66 miles of trail and 27% conserved land. The median household earns $141K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $494K, 5.2 years of the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. 68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Farmington, above both the Connecticut town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include Stanley-Whitman House and First Church of Christ. Farmington is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Farmington beats most towns.
Stanley-Whitman House is one of 4 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,696 in 1790, a low of 1,901 in 1830, 26,712 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1771 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Farmington is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmington. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
9 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
29 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
24 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandLake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmington, 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 Farmington.
Farmington draws workers from Bristol and beyond, is one of Connecticut’s best towns for the outdoors and is safe by national standards but not by Connecticut’s.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #3 of 155 in Connecticut.
66 miles of trail in 39 parks and preserves. The trail density in Farmington is 2.3 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Shade Swamp Sanctuary, 495 acres with 5.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winding Trails Recreation Area | 11.3 mi | 282 |
| 2. Shade Swamp Sanctuary | 5.4 mi | 495 |
| 3. West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area | 5.1 mi | 167 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Avon (A−) is next. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $494K.
Its public schools are run by the Farmington School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Woods Upper Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 676 | A |
| Farmington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,261 | A− |
| East Farms SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 457 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Connecticut is tooth loss: 4.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.8% statewide.
10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Farmington. Farmington beats the Connecticut average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.7% of adults smoke cigarettes in Farmington.
| Farmington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Farmington | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.8% | 9.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
27,694 jobs are based in Farmington, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Farmington for work: only 17% work in town. 22% of Farmington workers work from home. Jobs based in Farmington fell to 27,694 in 2023, 4,892 fewer than in 2013.
| Farmington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 22% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Farmington has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 110 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Farmington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farmington’s median rent is $1,807 a month. Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Farmington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,807 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 64% of Connecticut’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 556 to 364 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
10 within 15 miles of the center of Farmington
About 7 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
26.8% of the town is conserved land, across 39 parks and preserves.
10 places in Farmington on the National Register of Historic Places.
22 notable people were born in Farmington.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census. It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 25 miles south of Bradley International Airport and two hours by car from New York City and Boston. It has been home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Otis Elevator Company, United Technologies, and Carvel. The northwestern section of Farmington is a suburban neighborhood called Unionville.
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7 towns share a border with Farmington.
Plainville next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Farmington’s A) and higher for cost of living (B− to D).
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | #29 | A− | D | B− | A | A+ |
| West Hartford | #80 | B | D | C | B+ | A+ |
| Avon | #19 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Plainville | #87 | B | B− | B− | C+ | B |
| New Britain | #149 | D− | D− | C− | D− | C− |
| Burlington | #55 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A |
| Bristol | #124 | C | D− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Newington | #95 | B− | C | C+ | B− | A− |
Burlington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Farmington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Farmington grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #29 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
22 notable people were born here, including Kathleen Rubins and Jordan Galland.
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