Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Voluntown is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 110th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 66% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $450K, 5 years of the Putnam area’s $91K median household income. 66% of the land in Voluntown is conserved, above both the Connecticut town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 7 of Connecticut’s 175 towns score lower on walkability. Wylie School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Voluntown beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,116 in 1820, a low of 651 in 1930, 2,570 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Voluntown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Voluntown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
25 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
36 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
15 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
28 mi MuseumMarble HouseThe Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Voluntown, 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 Voluntown.
Voluntown keeps more of its land conserved than most of Connecticut and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Connecticut.
Its 16,804 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Connecticut town.
83 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Voluntown’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both Connecticut’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Groton Sportsmen's Club, at 100 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Groton Sportsmen's Club | — | 100 |
| 2. Constitution Field | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Voluntown School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 216 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests
Most working residents leave Voluntown for work: only 10% work in town. Voluntown’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Voluntown has added 69 jobs, to 302 in 2023.
| Voluntown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 82% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Against the 8,299 U.S. towns with household incomes like Voluntown’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Voluntown. Voluntown beats the Connecticut average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Voluntown.
| Voluntown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Voluntown | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Voluntown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Voluntown is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 14% in the year to September 2026. 84% of Voluntown households own their home.
| Voluntown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,166 a month | $1,451 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Voluntown; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Voluntown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Where Voluntown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Connecticut, United States
Voluntown is a town in New London County, Connecticut, part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 2,570 at the 2020 census. Voluntown was part of Windham County from 1726 to 1881, after which it became part of New London County.
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6 towns share a border with Voluntown.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntown | #110 | C+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Griswold | #129 | C | C | — | C− | B |
| North Stonington | #28 | A− | C | — | A | A− |
| Sterling | #143 | D | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Plainfield | #103 | B− | C+ | A+ | C | B− |
Voluntown, Griswold, North Stonington and Sterling report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Voluntown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Voluntown grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #110 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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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