Derby ranks #4 in Connecticut for a top hospital nearby
Derby is ranked on 35 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Derby does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Derby marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Derby sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Derby lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Derby’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Derby does best come first.
Fewer kids than 92% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Derby’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Derby out-ranks 0 of its 5 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 Derby 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#119
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#26
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#14 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#53
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#20
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#35 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#129
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#133
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#116
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#136
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#45
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#4 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#16
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#77
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#49
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#79 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#111
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#110
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#46
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#64
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#142 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#83 
The number on the right is Derby’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.