Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Tolland grades B+ overall, 56th among Connecticut's 151 graded towns. The median household earns $133K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $459K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. Only 8 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score higher on hazard risk. 18% of the land in Tolland is conserved, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On walkability, just 9 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do worse.
Where Tolland beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,597 in 1820, a low of 1,036 in 1900, 14,563 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Tolland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tolland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
19 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
17 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
18 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
16 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
33 mi LakeQuabbin ReservoirLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tolland, 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 Tolland.
Its widest gap with Connecticut is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 11,370 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.9% statewide.
17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Tolland, below both the Connecticut town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 8.1% of Tolland adults smoke cigarettes. Tolland beats the Connecticut average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Tolland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | Tolland | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Tolland School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Tolland High School, with 639 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Grove Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 532 | – |
| Tolland High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 639 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
59 miles of trail in 76 parks and preserves. The trail density in Tolland is 1.5 miles per square mile. Kollar Wildlife Management Area, at 910 acres with 4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crandall Park | 11.4 mi | 415 |
| 2. Paulk Hill Conservation Area | 4.6 mi | 52 |
| 3. Kollar Wildlife Management Area | 4 mi | 910 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Tolland for work: only 9% work in town. Tolland’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Hartford (12%), Manchester (7%) and East Hartford (5%).
| Tolland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tolland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tolland has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 8.6% in the year to September 2026. 91% of households own their home in Tolland.
| Tolland | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,680 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tolland
About 7 of every 100 Tolland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
Where Tolland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Tolland on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Tolland ( TAH-lənd) is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Tolland.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolland | #56 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Willington | #112 | C+ | C | — | B− | A− |
| Ellington | #59 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Coventry | #15 | A | C+ | A | B+ | A |
| Crystal Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon | #100 | B− | C | B+ | C | A− |
| Rockville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tolland, Willington and Ellington report no FBI crime data of their own. Crystal Lake and Rockville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tolland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Tolland grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #56 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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