Danbury ranks #2 in Connecticut for growth
Danbury is ranked on 36 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Danbury marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Danbury sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Danbury lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Danbury’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Danbury does best come first.
Shorter growing season than 88% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Danbury’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Danbury out-ranks 1 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Danbury lands in every CT ranking
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#102
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#150
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#11 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#72
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#94
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#32 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#104
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#122
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#62
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#35 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#61 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#108 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#115
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#35
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#122
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#118
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#73 
The number on the right is Danbury’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.