Durham ranks #4 in Connecticut for graduation rate
Durham is ranked on 31 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
The lists Durham does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Durham marked.
Durham lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Durham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Durham does best come first.
More year-round than 92% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Durham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Durham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Durham out-ranks 4 of its 8 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 Durham lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#31 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#39
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#45
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#68
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#24
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#47
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#105
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#64 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#33
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#34
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#114 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#63
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#95
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#61
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#116
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#124 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#111
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#19
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#125
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#143
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#129
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#110 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#60
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#54
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#104
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#85
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#107 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Durham’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.