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Towns with the highest incomes in Connecticut

Darien (tied with 3 more) has the highest median household income of Connecticut’s 155 towns of 2,500+: $250,000+ a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $108,929; 103 of the 155 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#T1

Darien

22,583 people
$250,000+

Median household income·5.8% in poverty

#T1

New Canaan

21,208 people
$250,000+

Median household income·3.7% in poverty

#T1

Weston

10,517 people
$250,000+

Median household income·1.8% in poverty

All 155 towns

Median household income, highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here).

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

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
T1Darien22,583 people$250,000+—5.8%of residents
T1New Canaan21,208 people$250,000+—3.7%of residents
T1Weston10,517 people$250,000+—1.8%of residents
T1Westport28,301 people$250,000+—3.2%of residents
5Wilton19,435 people$242,199$15,8932.4%of residents
6Easton7,838 people$222,604$46,2576.9%of residents
7Greenwich64,801 people$206,130$13,9186.1%of residents
8Woodbridge9,160 people$188,750$34,1902.1%of residents
9Redding8,847 people$186,060$14,8124.0%of residents
10Ridgefield25,373 people$179,219$12,4503.5%of residents
11Fairfield66,262 people$172,432$8,3944.7%of residents
12Madison17,734 people$167,442$16,0363.6%of residents
13Bethany5,339 people$166,236$20,2902.3%of residents
14Burlington9,874 people$165,120$13,2872.1%of residents
15Trumbull38,075 people$163,073$11,1875.3%of residents
16Durham7,209 people$158,857$7,3113.4%of residents
17Simsbury25,582 people$157,907$10,5164.8%of residents
18Monroe19,341 people$157,250$12,3232.6%of residents
19Glastonbury35,503 people$157,192$13,7473.8%of residents
20Newtown28,183 people$155,110$10,7104.5%of residents
21Avon19,096 people$154,058$13,3114.8%of residents
22Goshen3,298 people$152,093$27,1934.5%of residents
23Brookfield18,566 people$148,360$10,7584.1%of residents
24Cheshire30,983 people$146,528$11,7515.0%of residents
25South Windsor27,036 people$144,961$10,0794.9%of residents
26Hebron9,256 people$142,500$23,3194.1%of residents
27Orange14,416 people$142,325$10,4583.9%of residents
28Marlborough6,213 people$142,105$35,1409.7%of residents
29Farmington28,632 people$141,120$9,6644.2%of residents
30Killingworth6,288 people$140,655$16,3593.0%of residents
31Guilford22,322 people$137,816$11,3882.8%of residents
32New Fairfield13,674 people$137,647$13,9433.6%of residents
33Andover3,173 people$134,632$20,3931.8%of residents
34Middlebury8,093 people$133,487$26,3115.8%of residents
35Tolland14,752 people$133,264$15,9115.3%of residents
36North Haven24,799 people$132,689$6,8884.1%of residents
37Old Lyme7,702 people$131,899$11,2502.9%of residents
38Woodbury10,005 people$131,480$19,8247.2%of residents
39Ellington16,594 people$129,913$17,3252.4%of residents
40West Hartford64,242 people$129,890$6,6916.3%of residents
41Harwinton5,751 people$129,643$17,9704.8%of residents
42Oxford13,311 people$128,953$22,9724.0%of residents
43Columbia5,352 people$127,000$29,6726.1%of residents
44Wethersfield27,291 people$126,806$11,7126.9%of residents
45Prospect9,638 people$126,394$17,5553.2%of residents
46Bolton4,875 people$126,364$19,2647.2%of residents
47Clinton13,439 people$124,824$13,6975.7%of residents
48Somers10,938 people$124,705$14,6432.7%of residents
49East Hampton13,134 people$124,577$10,7384.0%of residents
50Southington44,242 people$124,309$8,8444.9%of residents
51Salisbury4,290 people$124,256$25,9664.2%of residents
52North Stonington5,242 people$123,938$9,7921.5%of residents
53Barkhamsted3,726 people$123,544$8,5603.6%of residents
54Salem4,324 people$123,245$7,8766.2%of residents
55Colchester15,825 people$122,390$14,1943.9%of residents
56Ashford4,265 people$121,926$22,9645.4%of residents
57East Granby5,432 people$120,938$24,1563.2%of residents
58Granby11,963 people$120,275$13,7313.2%of residents
59Suffield16,046 people$119,472$12,9734.6%of residents
60Portland9,449 people$118,929$15,4903.9%of residents
61Canton10,304 people$117,991$19,7785.7%of residents
62Preston4,873 people$116,648$26,9092.4%of residents
63Bethel21,682 people$116,541$7,1425.1%of residents
64Sherman3,618 people$116,000$34,2492.2%of residents
65Stonington18,832 people$114,797$11,8657.0%of residents
66Haddam8,947 people$114,426$15,1474.8%of residents
67Old Saybrook10,680 people$114,333$16,5775.0%of residents
68Berlin20,698 people$113,598$10,6793.4%of residents
69Southbury20,468 people$112,887$8,4403.4%of residents
70Woodstock8,474 people$112,011$21,0704.4%of residents
71StamfordFairfield County · 139,535 people$111,586$4,56310.1%of residents
72Wolcott16,573 people$110,850$9,5361.8%of residents
73Milford53,606 people$110,669$7,2685.1%of residents
74Cromwell14,350 people$110,596$9,9215.9%of residents
75New Hartford6,748 people$109,695$20,4922.8%of residents
76Chester3,726 people$109,191$18,19511.8%of residents
77Lebanon7,142 people$109,135$19,4754.1%of residents
78Bethlehem3,455 people$108,929$15,98010.4%of residents
79Pomfret4,378 people$108,476$7,6116.0%of residents
80Coventry12,446 people$108,213$5,1475.1%of residents
81SheltonFairfield County · 42,880 people$108,185$10,8546.6%of residents
82North Branford13,551 people$108,032$12,6963.8%of residents
83Ledyard15,601 people$107,975$9,8935.7%of residents
84East Haddam9,043 people$107,861$8,8864.4%of residents
85Seymour17,153 people$107,708$14,9866.7%of residents
86NorwalkFairfield County · 94,508 people$107,616$6,9389.1%of residents
87New Milford28,941 people$106,411$7,9037.1%of residents
88Branford28,724 people$105,225$6,6075.9%of residents
89East Lyme19,223 people$105,044$12,6235.5%of residents
90Waterford20,435 people$104,820$9,3654.6%of residents
91Wallingford44,406 people$104,773$5,4445.4%of residents
92Windsor29,879 people$104,725$7,5366.7%of residents
93Essex6,819 people$104,395$6,6263.2%of residents
94Thomaston7,572 people$103,218$15,4972.3%of residents
95Canterbury5,251 people$103,198$6,4374.9%of residents
96Newington31,647 people$102,884$5,7576.4%of residents
97Sterling3,736 people$102,695$11,8178.3%of residents
98Litchfield8,381 people$102,609$15,6944.9%of residents
99Voluntown2,653 people$101,964$25,1297.3%of residents
100Watertown22,526 people$101,691$6,9874.3%of residents
101Washington3,733 people$101,549$16,3019.0%of residents
102Beacon Falls6,307 people$101,516$41,5182.1%of residents
103Sharon2,783 people$100,518$14,99410.8%of residents
104Rocky Hill21,575 people$99,941$8,9094.8%of residents
105Middlefield4,276 people$99,837$20,1068.1%of residents
106Bloomfield22,267 people$98,725$13,9785.8%of residents
107Hamden61,824 people$98,306$6,9249.3%of residents
108Montville18,001 people$96,454$10,9747.8%of residents
109NaugatuckNew Haven County · 32,230 people$96,324$9,4736.3%of residents
110East Windsor11,342 people$96,250$14,0087.2%of residents
111Brooklyn8,748 people$96,207$15,0432.3%of residents
112Kent3,101 people$96,064$16,0549.0%of residents
113Stratford53,908 people$95,815$6,9556.7%of residents
114East Haven27,925 people$94,628$9,3167.2%of residents
115Plymouth11,902 people$94,514$13,6688.5%of residents
116Thompson9,566 people$93,629$17,5315.9%of residents
117Stafford11,721 people$93,235$15,5297.4%of residents
118Sprague2,954 people$92,850$11,4588.1%of residents
119Lisbon4,260 people$92,708$11,8546.6%of residents
120Westbrook6,918 people$91,202$22,8317.0%of residents
121Willington5,601 people$91,114$11,61613.0%of residents
122Enfield41,142 people$90,404$4,8338.3%of residents
123Deep River4,468 people$90,253$18,7328.2%of residents
124Groton39,138 people$88,284$5,28910.6%of residents
125Manchester59,773 people$86,840$4,02310.8%of residents
126AnsoniaNew Haven County · 19,216 people$85,877$9,8419.4%of residents
127Vernon30,842 people$85,356$5,75213.4%of residents
128Killingly18,177 people$84,350$8,27711.4%of residents
129Plainville17,746 people$84,343$7,3686.5%of residents
130DanburyFairfield County · 89,033 people$83,393$6,06511.7%of residents
131Windsor Locks12,617 people$81,205$13,10310.9%of residents
132GrotonNew London County · 10,160 people$79,577$8,25318.6%of residents
133DerbyNew Haven County · 12,925 people$79,500$11,45810.8%of residents
134MiddletownMiddlesex County · 48,439 people$79,438$5,51612.0%of residents
135BristolHartford County · 62,341 people$79,076$5,95610.7%of residents
136Griswold11,690 people$78,719$11,2347.6%of residents
137Plainfield15,381 people$76,993$7,9318.7%of residents
138West HavenNew Haven County · 55,351 people$74,382$4,57214.1%of residents
139Mansfield College campus29,062 people$72,393$12,20321.6%of residents
140North Canaan3,231 people$71,976$26,32913.4%of residents
141MeridenNew Haven County · 60,810 people$71,253$4,29913.2%of residents
142TorringtonLitchfield County · 35,796 people$70,856$4,93713.7%of residents
143East Hartford50,968 people$70,778$5,77513.2%of residents
144Putnam9,402 people$70,561$6,77411.5%of residents
145Winchester10,360 people$66,519$11,61212.8%of residents
146NorwichNew London County · 40,001 people$65,024$5,01916.7%of residents
147DanielsonWindham County · 4,265 people$64,050$15,27921.1%of residents
148New LondonNew London County · 28,003 people$59,098$5,15021.6%of residents
149BridgeportFairfield County · 152,273 people$58,685$1,97821.0%of residents
150New BritainHartford County · 76,286 people$58,613$2,30318.1%of residents
151New HavenNew Haven County · 138,774 people$56,851$4,25423.9%of residents
152Windham24,139 people$55,736$4,97920.7%of residents
153Jewett CityNew London County · 3,456 people$55,530$11,72713.9%of residents
154WaterburyNew Haven County · 115,771 people$51,886$2,27824.7%of residents
155HartfordHartford County · 121,981 people$46,411$3,03126.3%of residents
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Which Connecticut town has the highest income?

Darien: its median household income is $250,000+. New Canaan ($250,000+) and Weston ($250,000+) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (155 in Connecticut). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Connecticut page.

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