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Connecticut rankings · Health

Healthiest towns in Connecticut

Darien ranks first on health among Connecticut’s 154 towns of 2,500+; 117 of the 154 grade A− or better on health nationally.

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work

#1

Darien

22,583 people
A+

Health grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #11 of 151 in CT

#2

Weston

10,517 people
A+

Health grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #8 of 151 in CT

#3

New Canaan

21,208 people
A+

Health grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #7 of 151 in CT

All 154 towns

Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

154 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1Darien22,583 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #11 of 151
2Weston10,517 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #8 of 151
3New Canaan21,208 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #7 of 151
4Westport28,301 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #14 of 151
5Wilton19,435 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #3 of 151
6Ridgefield25,373 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #2 of 151
7Fairfield66,262 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #38 of 151
8Easton7,838 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #5 of 151
9Redding8,847 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #4 of 151
10Greenwich64,801 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #17 of 151
11Monroe19,341 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #1 of 151
12Madison17,734 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 151
13Sherman3,618 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #68 of 151
14Woodbridge9,160 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 151
15Trumbull38,075 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #66 of 151
16Glastonbury35,503 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 151
17Simsbury25,582 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 151
18Avon19,096 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 151
19Newtown28,183 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 151
20Brookfield18,566 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 151
21West Hartford64,242 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 151
22New Hartford6,748 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 151
23Orange14,416 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #91 of 151
24Cheshire30,983 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 151
25Tolland14,752 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 151
26Bethany5,339 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 151
27Andover3,173 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 151
28Farmington28,632 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 151
29Haddam8,947 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 151
30Killingworth6,288 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 151
31Hebron9,256 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 151
32Barkhamsted3,726 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #50 of 151
33South Windsor27,036 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 151
34Old Saybrook10,680 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 151
35Canton10,304 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 151
36Salem4,324 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 151
37Ellington16,594 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 151
38Old Lyme7,702 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 151
39Durham7,209 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #48 of 151
40Woodbury10,005 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #102 of 151
41Guilford22,322 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 151
42New Fairfield13,674 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 151
43Granby11,963 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 151
44Goshen3,298 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
45Essex6,819 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 151
46Burlington9,874 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 151
47Rocky Hill21,575 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 151
48Middlebury8,093 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 151
49Oxford13,311 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #82 of 151
50Coventry12,446 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 151
51Cromwell14,350 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 151
52Portland9,449 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 151
53SheltonFairfield County · 42,880 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #71 of 151
54Salisbury4,290 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 151
55East Lyme19,223 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 151
56Sharon2,783 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #125 of 151
57North Haven24,799 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #84 of 151
58East Granby5,432 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 151
59Bolton4,875 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 151
60Wethersfield27,291 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 151
61Litchfield8,381 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
62Bethel21,682 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 151
63Middlefield4,276 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #106 of 151
64Stonington18,832 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 151
65Colchester15,825 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #73 of 151
66StamfordFairfield County · 139,535 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #119 of 151
67Clinton13,439 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #83 of 151
68Deep River4,468 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 151
69Harwinton5,751 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 151
70Wolcott16,573 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #46 of 151
71Woodstock8,474 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #99 of 151
72East Haddam9,043 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #49 of 151
73Westbrook6,918 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 151
74Somers10,938 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 151
75Marlborough6,213 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 151
76East Hampton13,134 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 151
77Prospect9,638 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #70 of 151
78Beacon Falls6,307 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #101 of 151
79Branford28,724 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #90 of 151
80Southbury20,468 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #96 of 151
81Southington44,242 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 151
82Thomaston7,572 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 151
83Berlin20,698 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #72 of 151
84Watertown22,526 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #75 of 151
85Pomfret4,378 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #69 of 151
86Kent3,101 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 151
87Washington3,733 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 151
88North Branford13,551 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 151
89New Milford28,941 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #89 of 151
90NorwalkFairfield County · 94,508 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #109 of 151
91Suffield16,046 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 151
92Wallingford44,406 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 151
93Ledyard15,601 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #67 of 151
94Bethlehem3,455 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #74 of 151
95Hamden61,824 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #133 of 151
96Waterford20,435 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #92 of 151
97North Stonington5,242 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 151
98Stratford53,908 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #116 of 151
99Preston4,873 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #114 of 151
100Mansfield College campus29,062 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A
101Lebanon7,142 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #98 of 151
102Groton39,138 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #97 of 151
103East Windsor11,342 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #121 of 151
104Ashford4,265 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #113 of 151
105Seymour17,153 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 151
106Newington31,647 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #95 of 151
107Stafford11,721 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #107 of 151
108MiddletownMiddlesex County · 48,439 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #115 of 151
109Chester3,726 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #86 of 151
110Columbia5,352 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 151
111Vernon30,842 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #100 of 151
112Willington5,601 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #112 of 151
113Windsor29,879 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #108 of 151
114Canterbury5,251 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #88 of 151
115NaugatuckNew Haven County · 32,230 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #111 of 151
116Plymouth11,902 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #85 of 151
117Montville18,001 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #105 of 151
118DanburyFairfield County · 89,033 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #135 of 151
119Enfield41,142 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #118 of 151
120Brooklyn8,748 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #117 of 151
121Winchester10,360 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #93 of 151
122Manchester59,773 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #127 of 151
123BristolHartford County · 62,341 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #124 of 151
124Thompson9,566 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #123 of 151
125Windsor Locks12,617 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #94 of 151
126Bloomfield22,267 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 151
127Voluntown2,653 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #110 of 151
128AnsoniaNew Haven County · 19,216 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #137 of 151
129DerbyNew Haven County · 12,925 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 151
130Plainville17,746 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #87 of 151
T131Griswold11,690 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #129 of 151
T131Lisbon4,260 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #104 of 151
133GrotonNew London County · 10,160 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #120 of 151
134Sprague2,954 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #131 of 151
135TorringtonLitchfield County · 35,796 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #134 of 151
136East Haven27,925 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 151
137West HavenNew Haven County · 55,351 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #132 of 151
138Killingly18,177 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 151
139North Canaan3,231 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #122 of 151
140Jewett CityNew London County · 3,456 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 151
141Plainfield15,381 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #103 of 151
142MeridenNew Haven County · 60,810 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 151
143Sterling3,736 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 151
144Putnam9,402 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #126 of 151
145DanielsonWindham County · 4,265 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #147 of 151
146NorwichNew London County · 40,001 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 151
147New LondonNew London County · 28,003 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #144 of 151
148New HavenNew Haven County · 138,774 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #148 of 151
149BridgeportFairfield County · 152,273 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #146 of 151
150Windham24,139 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 151
151East Hartford50,968 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #136 of 151
152New BritainHartford County · 76,286 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #149 of 151
153WaterburyNew Haven County · 115,771 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 151
154HartfordHartford County · 121,981 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #151 of 151
Not ranked

1 town without a health grade

Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.

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Questions people ask

What is the healthiest town in Connecticut?

Darien () ranks first on health among 154 towns, with an A+; Weston and New Canaan follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (154 in Connecticut). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Connecticut page.

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