Danielson makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 4 lists
Danielson is ranked on 31 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Danielson marked.
Younger than 97% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Danielson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Danielson lands in the top half on 5 of 18 lists
Each dot is Danielson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Danielson does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Danielson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Danielson out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.
Every CT list, and where Danielson lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#6
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#37
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#6
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#151
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#2 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#94 
Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#146
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#144
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#150
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#141
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#131
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#146 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#154
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#6
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#150
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#151
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#87 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#5
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#144
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#109
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#110
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#49
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#82
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#69 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#150
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#32 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Danielson’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.