Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Montville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 105th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $96K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 62% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $366K, 4.2 years of the Norwich metro’s $87K median household income. Montville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Uncasville School and Raymond-Bradford Homestead. Only 2 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of workers working from home than Montville. The biggest park or preserve is City of Norwich Public Watershed Lands, at 408 acres.
Where Montville beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,951 in 1820, 18,387 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1736 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Montville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montville. Close and well known come first.
in town Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
15 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
34 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
32 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
12 mi MuseumMystic Seaport
6 mi MuseumSubmarine Force Library and Museum150K visitors a yearMohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain · Submarine Force Library and Museum: Flickr user : https://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montville, 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 Montville.
Montville trades workers with Groton and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Connecticut.
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 76% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar.
Montville beats the Connecticut average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 37% of Montville adults sleep under 7 hours, against 33% in Connecticut’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Montville.
| Montville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | Montville | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Montville School District. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Montville High School, with 491 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J. Tyl Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 519 | B− |
| Montville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 491 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Montville has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Montville’s July high is 83°F, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 83°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 6.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Montville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,187 a month | $1,451 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Montville has about as many jobs (9,436) as working residents, but only 1,365 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 11,835 in 2013 to 9,436.
Most working residents leave Montville for work: only 16% work in town. Jobs based in Montville fell to 9,436 in 2023, 2,399 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Groton (16%), Norwich (7%) and New London (6%).
| Montville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
23 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. Montville’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary | 2.4 mi | 224 |
| 2. Fort Shantok Park | 0.9 mi | 75 |
| 3. City of Norwich Public Watershed Lands | 0.8 mi | 408 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Montville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Montville's reported crime rate is well below Connecticut's. The property crime rate in Montville is 3.1 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Montville | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
4 within 15 miles of the center of Montville
About 6 of every 100 Montville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
5 places in Montville on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Montville.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Montville is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,387 at the 2020 census. The villages of Chesterfield, Mohegan, Oakdale, and Uncasville are located within the town; the latter two have their own ZIP Codes. Town residents often identify with these villages more than the Town of Montville as a whole. The Mohegan Sun casino resort is located in the village of Uncasville.
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8 towns share a border with Montville.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montville | #105 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Norwich | #145 | D | D | B− | D | C+ |
| Bozrah | — | — | C+ | — | C− | A− |
| Salem | #36 | A− | C− | — | A | A |
| Ledyard | #67 | B+ | D | A | B− | A |
| Preston | #114 | C+ | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Oxoboxo River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterford | #92 | B | C− | B | B− | A− |
Bozrah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Montville, Bozrah, Salem and Preston report no FBI crime data of their own. Oxoboxo River isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Montville grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #105 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
7 notable people were born here, including George Miller Beard and James Hillhouse.
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