Guilford makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Guilford is ranked on 33 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Guilford does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Guilford marked.
Guilford lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Guilford’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Guilford does best come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Guilford’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Guilford sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Guilford out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Guilford 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
#40
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#55
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#20
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#36
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#30
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#94 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#30
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#6
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#84 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#19
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#134
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#22
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#18
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#57 
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#32 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#17
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#67
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#130 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#71 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#134
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#110
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#23 
The number on the right is Guilford’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.