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Best Places to Live in Connecticut

357 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in Connecticut (2026)

RankCityLivabilityPopulationCrime ScoreHousing ScoreMedian Price
#1Hartford, CT50990,79300$0
#2Bridgeport, CT50945,97400$0
#3New Haven, CT50567,25000$0
#4Waterbury, CT50202,51400$0
#5Danbury, CT50174,54800$0
#6Norwich, CT50166,93000$0
#7Stamford, CT50137,14400$0
#8Norwalk, CT5092,18700$0
#9New Britain, CT5074,22300$0
#10West Hartford, CT5063,44100$0
#11Bristol, CT5061,46200$0
#12Hamden, CT5061,15000$0
#13Meriden, CT5060,54500$0
#14Manchester, CT5059,63500$0
#15Fairfield, CT5058,69800$0
#16West Haven, CT5055,35100$0
#17Stratford, CT5052,79000$0
#18Milford, CT5052,68400$0
#19Milford city , CT5051,02300$0
#20East Hartford, CT5050,91800$0
#21Middletown, CT5047,95800$0
#22Wallingford, CT5044,49800$0
#23Shelton, CT5041,88900$0
#24Enfield, CT5041,09000$0
#25Greenwich, CT5040,09000$0
#26Trumbull, CT5037,28100$0
#27Torrington, CT5035,54700$0
#28Southington, CT5032,70600$0
#29Naugatuck, CT5031,80000$0
#30Newington, CT5030,89600$0
#31Vernon Rockville, CT5030,57700$0
#32Glastonbury, CT5029,92100$0
#33Groton, CT5029,86300$0
#34Windsor, CT5029,67000$0
#35Cheshire, CT5028,90400$0
#36East Haven, CT5028,83000$0
#37Branford, CT5028,21700$0
#38New London, CT5027,62500$0
#39Westport, CT5027,58300$0
#40Wethersfield, CT5027,25000$0
#41New Milford, CT5027,01000$0
#42South Windsor, CT5026,90700$0
#43Ridgefield, CT5025,11000$0
#44North Haven, CT5024,74300$0
#45Guilford, CT5022,06700$0
#46Darien, CT5021,93600$0
#47Bloomfield, CT5021,86500$0
#48Rocky Hill, CT5020,87200$0
#49Bethel, CT5020,79600$0
#50Southbury, CT5020,07100$0
#51Storrs Mansfield, CT5019,74200$0
#52Berlin, CT5019,17300$0
#53Avon, CT5019,15300$0
#54Farmington, CT5019,13500$0
#55Ansonia, CT5019,03300$0
#56Monroe, CT5018,94900$0
#57Wilton, CT5018,77700$0
#58Wallingford Center, CT5018,20800$0
#59Willimantic, CT5018,09600$0
#60Brookfield, CT5017,90800$0
#61Madison, CT5017,65700$0
#62Plainville, CT5017,55500$0
#63Seymour, CT5016,88900$0
#64Ellington, CT5016,23800$0
#65Wolcott, CT5016,11300$0
#66Colchester, CT5016,03800$0
#67Waterford, CT5015,96600$0
#68Newtown, CT5015,59300$0
#69Simsbury, CT5015,25400$0
#70Storrs, CT5015,20700$0
#71Tolland, CT5014,82300$0
#72Cromwell, CT5014,33400$0
#73Orange, CT5014,31500$0
#74Watertown, CT5013,88900$0
#75New Fairfield, CT5013,58400$0
#76Clinton, CT5013,37700$0
#77Oxford, CT5012,99100$0
#78East Hampton, CT5012,75100$0
#79Windsor Locks, CT5012,57900$0
#80Derby, CT5012,48700$0
#81Coventry, CT5012,32600$0
#82Suffield, CT5012,17800$0
#83Somers, CT5010,72300$0
#84Old Saybrook, CT5010,57500$0
#85Trumbull Center, CT5010,26400$0
#86Uncasville, CT5010,14300$0
#87Kensington, CT509,96200$0
#88Sandy Hook, CT509,86300$0
#89Woodbury, CT509,83300$0
#90Old Lyme, CT509,82800$0
#91Canton, CT509,74200$0
#92Burlington, CT509,68000$0
#93Prospect, CT509,45800$0
#94Portland, CT509,43400$0
#95Oakville, CT509,27600$0
#96Putnam, CT509,26600$0
#97Ledyard, CT509,11300$0
#98Woodbridge, CT509,07300$0
#99Riverside, CT508,95400$0
#100Redding, CT508,77900$0
#101Long Hill, CT508,68100$0
#102Brooklyn, CT508,51700$0
#103Conning Towers Nautilus Park, CT508,46000$0
#104Southwood Acres, CT508,11500$0
#105Thompsonville, CT507,92700$0
#106Plainfield, CT507,83800$0
#107Granby, CT507,81700$0
#108Middlebury, CT507,80700$0
#109Easton, CT507,67000$0
#110Unionville, CT507,60800$0
#111Cos Cob, CT507,54600$0
#112Thomaston, CT507,50900$0
#113East Lyme, CT507,38900$0
#114Staples, CT507,34000$0
#115Oakdale, CT507,32700$0
#116Glastonbury Center, CT507,26600$0
#117Woodstock, CT507,23700$0
#118Durham, CT507,20800$0
#119North Branford, CT507,14000$0
#120Lebanon, CT507,11600$0
#121Rockville, CT507,07200$0
#122Winsted, CT506,97700$0
#123Old Greenwich, CT506,93600$0
#124New Canaan, CT506,89600$0
#125Westbrook, CT506,85600$0
#126New Hartford, CT506,36300$0
#127Branford Center, CT506,30500$0
#128Killingworth, CT506,24000$0
#129Simsbury Center, CT506,19800$0
#130Northford, CT506,18600$0
#131Cheshire Village, CT506,17200$0
#132Beacon Falls, CT506,14700$0
#133Marlborough, CT506,13000$0
#134Hazardville, CT506,02200$0
#135Daniels Farm, CT505,97600$0
#136Sherwood Manor, CT505,70600$0
#137Harwinton, CT505,60200$0
#138Pawcatuck, CT505,57700$0
#139Willington, CT505,57500$0
#140Stonington, CT505,55500$0
#141Noroton, CT505,53900$0
#142Hebron, CT505,50900$0
#143Terryville, CT505,46100$0
#144Litchfield, CT505,44200$0
#145South Glastonbury, CT505,37200$0
#146Columbia, CT505,30000$0
#147Bethany, CT505,28800$0
#148East Granby, CT505,19600$0
#149East Haddam, CT505,18200$0
#150North Stonington, CT505,16000$0
#151Canterbury, CT505,14500$0
#152Heritage Village, CT504,96800$0
#153Lake Pocotopaug, CT504,87500$0
#154Bolton, CT504,85300$0
#155Preston, CT504,80700$0
#156Stafford Springs, CT504,64900$0
#157Byram, CT504,63300$0
#158Pomfret Center, CT504,56800$0
#159North Grosvenordale, CT504,49400$0
#160Mystic, CT504,48300$0
#161Deep River, CT504,45800$0
#162Salem, CT504,36800$0
#163Ashford, CT504,33700$0
#164Quinnipiac University, CT504,31100$0
#165East Windsor, CT504,25400$0
#166Danielson, CT504,20900$0
#167Oronoque, CT504,11600$0
#168Thompson, CT504,00400$0
#169East Village, CT503,99800$0
#170Stepney, CT503,97900$0
#171Collinsville, CT503,96300$0
#172Chester, CT503,82500$0
#173Tashua, CT503,77100$0
#174Quaker Hill, CT503,67000$0
#175Lordship, CT503,66900$0
#176Pemberwick, CT503,66500$0
#177Amston, CT503,64800$0
#178Broad Brook, CT503,60900$0
#179West Suffield, CT503,52400$0
#180Coleytown, CT503,47200$0
#181Jewett City, CT503,42900$0
#182Bethlehem, CT503,42300$0
#183Compo, CT503,41000$0
#184Old Mystic, CT503,34000$0
#185Barkhamsted, CT503,32800$0
#186Essex, CT503,26700$0
#187Greens Farms, CT503,22900$0
#188Andover, CT503,15200$0
#189Niantic, CT503,12300$0
#190Windham, CT503,11000$0
#191Northwest Harwinton, CT503,08800$0
#192Goshen, CT503,03700$0
#193Westport Village, CT503,02100$0
#194West Simsbury, CT503,00000$0
#195Old Hill, CT502,99000$0
#196Tokeneke, CT502,95100$0
#197Fairfield University, CT502,93900$0
#198Sterling, CT502,92700$0
#199Saugatuck, CT502,92500$0
#200Haddam, CT502,88700$0
#201Moosup, CT502,88500$0
#202Ivoryton, CT502,82600$0
#203Noroton Heights, CT502,78200$0
#204Oxoboxo River, CT502,78200$0
#205Taftville, CT502,75700$0
#206Essex Village, CT502,70500$0
#207Weatogue, CT502,67200$0
#208Voluntown, CT502,66300$0
#209Glenville, CT502,65600$0
#210Coventry Lake, CT502,64700$0
#211Ball Pond, CT502,62700$0
#212Sharon, CT502,60100$0
#213Westbrook Center, CT502,50100$0
#214Middlefield, CT502,48000$0
#215Hampton, CT502,41200$0
#216Deep River Center, CT502,40700$0
#217East Brooklyn, CT502,37700$0
#218Salmon Brook, CT502,34300$0
#219Plainfield Village, CT502,31600$0
#220Guilford Center, CT502,26300$0
#221Bozrah, CT502,24900$0
#222Plantsville, CT502,22000$0
#223Bethlehem Village, CT502,19500$0
#224Roxbury, CT502,18500$0
#225Morris, CT502,15100$0
#226Kent, CT502,12500$0
#227Ridgebury, CT502,06000$0
#228Moodus, CT502,04200$0
#229Salisbury, CT502,03400$0
#230Mill Plain, CT502,03300$0
#231Chester Center, CT502,02600$0
#232Crystal Lake, CT502,02400$0
#233Chaplin, CT502,01800$0
#234Suffield Depot, CT502,00600$0
#235North Franklin, CT502,00400$0
#236Madison Center, CT501,98100$0
#237Plymouth, CT501,97800$0
#238Georgetown, CT501,93200$0
#239Noank, CT501,85900$0
#240Norfolk, CT501,79300$0
#241New Preston Marble Dale, CT501,77100$0
#242Rockfall, CT501,76300$0
#243Higganum, CT501,74200$0
#244North Windham, CT501,70400$0
#245Wilton Center, CT501,68200$0
#246Blue Hills, CT501,67600$0
#247Stratford Downtown, CT501,66200$0
#248Woodmont, CT501,66100$0
#249Old Saybrook Center, CT501,65900$0
#250Woodbury Center, CT501,60600$0
#251Northfield, CT501,57400$0
#252Southport, CT501,56800$0
#253Colebrook, CT501,49400$0
#254North Granby, CT501,45100$0
#255South Wilton, CT501,44400$0
#256Sacred Heart University, CT501,43600$0
#257South Coventry, CT501,43400$0
#258Tariffville, CT501,41900$0
#259Lakes West, CT501,39500$0
#260New Hartford Center, CT501,37300$0
#261Saybrook Manor, CT501,35800$0
#262South Woodstock, CT501,34000$0
#263Eastford, CT501,29000$0
#264Washington Depot, CT501,28200$0
#265South Windham, CT501,28100$0
#266Darien Downtown, CT501,24200$0
#267Lakes East, CT501,22700$0
#268North Grosvenor Dale, CT501,21200$0
#269East Berlin, CT501,19600$0
#270Quinebaug, CT501,19300$0
#271East Hartland, CT501,19300$0
#272Canton Valley, CT501,18600$0
#273Baltic, CT501,15700$0
#274New Preston, CT501,14600$0
#275Gales Ferry, CT501,14100$0
#276Poplar Plains, CT501,14100$0
#277West Granby, CT501,13600$0
#278Woodstock Valley, CT501,13400$0
#279Route 7 Gateway, CT501,10800$0
#280Poquonock Bridge, CT501,10500$0
#281Inglenook, CT501,05600$0
#282Wauregan, CT501,04900$0
#283Washington, CT501,03100$0
#284Central Village, CT501,01500$0
#285Terramuggus, CT5096800$0
#286Weston, CT5096600$0
#287Canaan, CT5096100$0
#288Plattsville, CT5091000$0
#289Candlewood Orchards, CT5090000$0
#290Bigelow Corners, CT5088400$0
#291South Kent, CT5081800$0
#292Bantam, CT5081000$0
#293Mansfield Center, CT5078500$0
#294Cannondale, CT5075800$0
#295Gaylordsville, CT5074000$0
#296Mechanicsville, CT5072100$0
#297Indian Field, CT5071600$0
#298Centerbrook, CT5070100$0
#299Botsford, CT5063500$0
#300East Canaan, CT5063400$0
#301Candlewood Isle, CT5063300$0
#302Groton Long Point, CT5054600$0
#303Lake Bungee, CT5054300$0
#304Candlewood Shores, CT5052500$0
#305Lakeville, CT5051000$0
#306Murray, CT5050300$0
#307Mamanasco Lake, CT5049900$0
#308Rogers, CT5049800$0
#309Rock Ridge, CT5048200$0
#310Taylor Corners, CT5048100$0
#311Dayville, CT5045200$0
#312Montville, CT5043900$0
#313Falls Village, CT5041000$0
#314Milldale, CT5040500$0
#315West Mountain, CT5038700$0
#316Witches Woods, CT5038200$0
#317Lakeside Woods, CT5036300$0
#318Quasset Lake, CT5036100$0
#319Riverton, CT5031800$0
#320Pine Meadow, CT5031200$0
#321North Canton, CT5030200$0
#322Cobalt, CT5030200$0
#323Dodgingtown, CT5028500$0
#324Middle Haddam, CT5028100$0
#325Knollcrest, CT5026600$0
#326Redding Center, CT5026200$0
#327Candlewood Lake Club, CT5025500$0
#328West Hartland, CT5025300$0
#329Cornwall Bridge, CT5024800$0
#330Brookfield Center, CT5024800$0
#331Lake Chaffee, CT5023500$0
#332Candlewood Knolls, CT5022400$0
#333Pleasant Valley, CT5021900$0
#334Oneco, CT5021900$0
#335Marion, CT5018000$0
#336Hawleyville, CT5016400$0
#337Scotland, CT5013900$0
#338Bridgewater, CT5013000$0
#339Topstone, CT5012200$0
#340Hanover, CT5012100$0
#341Sail Harbor, CT5012000$0
#342Chimney Point, CT5011700$0
#343Pomfret, CT5011400$0
#344South Lyme, CT508900$0
#345Branchville, CT508800$0
#346Mashantucket, CT508600$0
#347Cornwall, CT508400$0
#348East Killingly, CT508300$0
#349Bogus Hill, CT508000$0
#350West Cornwall, CT507000$0
#351Hadlyme, CT506500$0
#352Fenwick, CT504900$0
#353Gilman, CT504400$0
#354Kellogg Point, CT502200$0
#355Taconic, CT501900$0
#356Lakeside, CT501300$0
#357Sherman, CT50000$0