Hartford, the state capital · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Connecticut rankings · 2026
Rankings in Connecticut
21 lists rank Connecticut’s towns of 2,500+ (152 with an overall grade); Monroe leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
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
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