Norwalk is #1 in Connecticut for low depression
Norwalk is ranked on 36 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Norwalk 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 Norwalk marked.
Milder winters than 96% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Norwalk’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Norwalk lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Norwalk’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Norwalk does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for low obesity
Lists where Norwalk sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Norwalk out-ranks 0 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 Norwalk 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
#89
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#41
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#114
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#143
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#47 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#71
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#65
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#119 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#76
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#34
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#121
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#120
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#88 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#81 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#148
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#147
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#17 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#54 
The number on the right is Norwalk’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.