Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Scotland’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 9 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do better. 33% of the land in Scotland is conserved, above both Connecticut’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 17 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Samuel Huntington Birthplace and Edward Waldo House. Scotland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Scotland beats most towns.
Where Scotland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Scotland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 720 in 1860, a low of 391 in 1920, 1,576 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scotland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
39 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
14 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
38 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
36 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scotland, 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 Scotland.
14 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Mohegan State Forest, at 809 acres with 2.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. At 0.7 miles per square mile, Scotland’s trail density is below the Connecticut town median (1.3) but above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge | 4.5 mi | 434 |
| 2. Nathan B. and Anne Perry Talbot Wildlife Area | 2.7 mi | 465 |
| 3. Mohegan State Forest | 2.5 mi | 809 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Scotland School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 95 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Scotland for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Scotland is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Scotland has added 31 jobs, to 192 in 2023.
| Scotland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Scotland has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Scotland beats the Connecticut average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 27% of adults get no exercise outside work in Scotland.
| Scotland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scotland | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Scotland home is worth about $381,000, up 2.6% in a year, 15% below the Connecticut typical home. 92% of Scotland households own their home.
| Scotland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,188 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Connecticut average. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut.
| Scotland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 57% are men (CT 49%).
| Scotland | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.8% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Scotland
About 6 of every 100 Scotland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
3 places in Scotland on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Scotland is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,576. Scotland is a predominantly rural town, with agriculture being the principal industry. Scotland is the least populous town in Windham County.
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6 towns share a border with Scotland.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Canterbury | #88 | B | B+ | — | C | A− |
| Windham | #141 | D | C+ | — | D | C |
| Sprague | #131 | C− | C+ | — | D | B |
| Hampton | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Franklin | — | — | B+ | — | B | A− |
| Chaplin | — | — | C | — | C+ | B |
Scotland, Hampton, Franklin and Chaplin have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Scotland, Canterbury, Windham, Sprague, Hampton, Franklin and Chaplin report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Scotland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($90,589 across the Putnam, CT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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