Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Newtown’s subject grades are an A+ for health and incomes and an A for safety; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Newtown’s median household income is $165,000, against $109,000 in Connecticut’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. No town in Connecticut scores higher than Newtown on hazard risk. Newtown's schools rank ahead of 80% of Connecticut towns. Newtown's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns. Only 14 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Town Open Space (Castle Hill Road), at 22 acres. Newtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newtown beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Newtown | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 9.8% |
Census counts: 2,764 in 1790, a low of 2,635 in 1930, 27,173 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1800 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Newtown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newtown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
10 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
38 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
20 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
38 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkLake CompounceUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newtown, 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 Newtown.
Newtown beats the Connecticut average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 22% of Newtown adults have obesity, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 35%. 13% of Newtown adults report frequent mental distress.
| Newtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Newtown | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2% of residents live below the poverty line in Newtown. Jobs based in Newtown fell to 1,719 in 2023, 517 fewer than in 2013. 32% of workers work from home in Newtown.
| Newtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 32% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newtown’s property crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Newtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Newtown home is worth about $659,000, up 4.2% in a year, 47% above the Connecticut typical home. The median rent in Newtown is $2,023 a month.
| Newtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,023 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No town among the 155 in Connecticut we compare has a lower FEMA risk score than Newtown.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newtown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.6 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Newtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Open Space (Castle Hill Road) | — | 22 |
| 2. Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Nettleton) | — | 21 |
| 3. Town Open Space (The Old Road) | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Newtown
About 5 of every 100 Newtown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Where Newtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Connecticut, United States
Newtown ( NOO-town) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 7.3 years of the area's median household income ($90,477 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
