Madison is #1 in Connecticut for fewest smokers
Madison is ranked on 32 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 8 and the top quarter on 14.
Madison is on Connecticut’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Madison marked.
Madison out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
1 spot from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Madison sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Madison lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Madison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Madison does best come first.
More vacation homes than 92% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Madison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every CT list, and where Madison lands
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
#12
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#1
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#5
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#22
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#124 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#4 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#5
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#12
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#75 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#10
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#141
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#15
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#27
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#104 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#14
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#80
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#40 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#107 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#140
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#134
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#135
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
The number on the right is Madison’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.