Newtown ranks #4 in Connecticut for graduation rate
Newtown is ranked on 33 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Newtown does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Newtown marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Newtown sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Newtown lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Newtown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Newtown does best come first.
Wetter than 86% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Newtown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Newtown 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
#19
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#15
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#20
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#36
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#47
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#59 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#26
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#73
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#83
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#103
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#33 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#64
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#57
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#45 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#68
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#95
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#82 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#136
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#125
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#142
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#143 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#39
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#96
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#96
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#68
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#86
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#60
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#23 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Newtown’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.