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For most people who can afford it, yes. Trumbull grades B+ overall, 66th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $163K and its schools rank ahead of 83% of Connecticut towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $674K, 5.9 years of the Bridgeport metro’s $115K median household income. Trumbull’s median household income is $163,000, where Connecticut’s towns sit at $109,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 17 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score higher on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Nichols Farms Historic District and David Mallett Jr. House.
Where Trumbull beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1639, comes before those of 93% of the Connecticut towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,291 in 1800, 36,827 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 4 maps from 1951 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 Trumbull is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trumbull. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
13 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
37 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
20 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
19 mi MuseumGlass House
30 mi Theme parkLake CompounceUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trumbull, 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 Trumbull.
Trumbull has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Connecticut, has less food insecurity than most of Connecticut and is safe by national standards but not by Connecticut’s.
Its widest gap with Connecticut is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 27,768 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.9% statewide.
23% of Trumbull adults have obesity. Trumbull beats the Connecticut average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Trumbull adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Trumbull | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Trumbull | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $675K.
Its public schools are run by the Trumbull School District. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 857 | B+ |
| Trumbull High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,152 | A− |
| Daniels Farm SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 484 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
43 miles of trail in 27 parks and preserves. The trail density in Trumbull is 1.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Pequonnock Valley Wildlife Management Area, 380 acres with 10.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pequonnock Valley Wildlife Management Area | 10.3 mi | 380 |
| 2. Twin Brooks Park | 8.3 mi | 265 |
| 3. Robert G. Beach Memorial Park | 4.9 mi | 138 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Trumbull’s median rent is $2,266 a month. Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. 90% of households own their home in Trumbull.
| Trumbull | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,266 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Danbury weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 20 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 364 Connecticut places with climate records.
Trumbull has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 24.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 82% of Connecticut’s graded towns.
Only 8 of the 90 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher property crime rate than Trumbull.
| Trumbull | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Trumbull for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Trumbull fell to 13,459 in 2023, 1,766 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Bridgeport (9%), Stamford (8%) and Fairfield (7%).
| Trumbull | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 23% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
151 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 29 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 151 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Trumbull.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Trumbull
About 4 of every 100 Trumbull residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
10.6% of the town is conserved land, across 27 parks and preserves.
3 places in Trumbull on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Trumbull.
Town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, US
Trumbull is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and borders on the cities of Bridgeport and Shelton, as well as the towns of Stratford, Fairfield, Easton and Monroe. The population was 36,827 during the 2020 census. The Trumbull area was the home of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation for thousands of years before the English settlement was made in 1639. After independence, the successful American Yankees named the town after one of their own, Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785), a merchant, Patriot (American soldier) and statesman. Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky lived in Trumbull during his active years,…
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10 towns share a border with Trumbull.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull | #66 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A+ |
| Bridgeport | #146 | D− | C− | C | D | C |
| Trumbull Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Easton | #5 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Tashua | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelton | #71 | B+ | D | A− | B− | A |
| Stratford | #116 | C+ | C− | B− | C− | A− |
| Daniels Farm | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Trumbull Center, Tashua and Daniels Farm aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Trumbull with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Trumbull grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #66 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including Chris Drury and Lisa Lampanelli.
