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Most active towns in Connecticut

Ranked by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. 154 towns with 2,500+ residents.

CDC PLACES health estimates, 2025 release

Sharon
Connecticut · Most active

Where Sharon lands: #56 of 154

21% of adults get no exercise (CDC estimate) · Visit Sharon →

Darien 1 Darien Western Connecticut Planning Region 15% Likely range 13–17% Weston 1 Weston Western Connecticut Planning Region 15% Likely range 13–18% New Canaan 3 New Canaan Western Connecticut Planning Region 16% Likely range 14–18%
#TownGet no exerciseLikely rangePopulation
T1 Darien DarienWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 21,936 people 15% 13–17% 21,936
T1 Weston WestonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 10,396 people 15% 13–18% 10,396
T3 New Canaan New CanaanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,870 people 16% 14–18% 20,870
T3 Westport WestportWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,528 people 16% 14–19% 27,528
T5 Hebron HebronCapitol Planning Region · 9,157 people 17% 14–20% 9,157
T5 Andover AndoverCapitol Planning Region · 3,152 people 17% 13–20% 3,152
T5 Tolland TollandCapitol Planning Region · 14,606 people 17% 14–19% 14,606
T5 Fairfield FairfieldGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 63,416 people 17% 15–19% 63,416
T5 Wilton WiltonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,777 people 17% 15–19% 18,777
T5 Ridgefield RidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 25,109 people 17% 15–19% 25,109
T5 Easton EastonGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 7,670 people 17% 15–20% 7,670
T5 Madison MadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 17,616 people 17% 15–20% 17,616
T5 Redding ReddingWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,780 people 17% 15–20% 8,780
T14 Simsbury SimsburyCapitol Planning Region · 25,066 people 18% 15–20% 25,066
T14 Ellington EllingtonCapitol Planning Region · 16,455 people 18% 15–21% 16,455
T14 Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 18% 15–21% 35,293
T14 Coventry CoventryCapitol Planning Region · 12,326 people 18% 15–21% 12,326
T14 Woodbridge WoodbridgeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 9,073 people 18% 15–21% 9,073
T14 Monroe MonroeGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 18,949 people 18% 16–21% 18,949
T14 Sherman ShermanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,554 people 18% 15–22% 3,554
T14 Avon AvonCapitol Planning Region · 18,946 people 18% 16–21% 18,946
T14 Haddam HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,644 people 18% 15–22% 8,644
T14 Canton CantonCapitol Planning Region · 10,144 people 18% 16–21% 10,144
T24 Burlington BurlingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 9,680 people 19% 16–22% 9,680
T24 New Hartford New HartfordNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 6,675 people 19% 15–22% 6,675
T24 Bolton BoltonCapitol Planning Region · 4,853 people 19% 15–22% 4,853
T24 Killingworth KillingworthLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,240 people 19% 15–23% 6,240
T24 Greenwich GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 63,856 people 19% 16–21% 63,856
T24 Granby GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 11,184 people 19% 16–22% 11,184
T24 West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 19% 17–22% 63,620
T24 Durham DurhamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,208 people 19% 16–23% 7,208
T24 Salem SalemSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,282 people 19% 16–23% 4,282
T24 Map of Barkhamsted BarkhamstedNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,678 people 19% 16–23% 3,678
T24 Old Saybrook Old SaybrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 10,575 people 19% 16–22% 10,575
T24 Bethany BethanySouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 5,288 people 19% 16–23% 5,288
T36 Farmington FarmingtonCapitol Planning Region · 27,134 people 20% 17–22% 27,134
T36 Cheshire CheshireNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 29,040 people 20% 17–22% 29,040
T36 Newtown NewtownWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,593 people 20% 17–22% 27,593
T36 Somers SomersCapitol Planning Region · 10,308 people 20% 17–23% 10,308
T36 Goshen GoshenNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,196 people 20% 16–24% 3,196
T36 Woodbury WoodburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,833 people 20% 17–23% 9,833
T36 Portland PortlandLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 9,434 people 20% 17–23% 9,434
T36 Old Lyme Old LymeLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,679 people 20% 17–23% 7,679
T36 Trumbull TrumbullGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 37,281 people 20% 18–23% 37,281
T36 South Windsor South WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 26,907 people 20% 17–23% 26,907
T36 Orange OrangeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 14,315 people 20% 17–23% 14,315
T36 Essex EssexLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,794 people 20% 16–24% 6,794
T36 East Granby East GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 5,238 people 20% 16–24% 5,238
T36 Map of Brookfield BrookfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,706 people 20% 17–23% 17,706
T36 Guilford GuilfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 22,108 people 20% 18–23% 22,108
T36 Marlborough MarlboroughCapitol Planning Region · 6,130 people 20% 17–24% 6,130
T36 Deep River Deep RiverLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,458 people 20% 17–24% 4,458
T36 Cromwell CromwellLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 14,334 people 20% 17–24% 14,334
T36 Map of Oxford OxfordNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 12,991 people 20% 18–24% 12,991
T36 MiddlefieldLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,243 people 20% 17–25% 4,243
T56 East Haddam East HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,969 people 21% 17–24% 8,969
T56 Middlebury MiddleburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,807 people 21% 18–24% 7,807
T56 Mansfield MansfieldCapitol Planning Region · 25,358 people 21% 18–24% 25,358
T56 Colchester ColchesterSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,648 people 21% 18–24% 15,648
T56 East Hampton East HamptonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 12,925 people 21% 18–24% 12,925
T56 Sharon SharonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 2,723 people 21% 17–25% 2,723
T56 Stafford StaffordCapitol Planning Region · 11,511 people 21% 18–24% 11,511
T56 Wethersfield WethersfieldCapitol Planning Region · 27,250 people 21% 18–24% 27,250
T56 Clinton ClintonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 13,377 people 21% 18–24% 13,377
T56 Stonington StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,478 people 21% 18–25% 18,478
T56 New Fairfield New FairfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 13,584 people 21% 18–24% 13,584
T56 Litchfield LitchfieldNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 8,260 people 21% 18–25% 8,260
T56 Rocky Hill Rocky HillCapitol Planning Region · 20,880 people 21% 19–24% 20,880
T56 Woodstock WoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,319 people 21% 18–25% 8,319
T56 Harwinton HarwintonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 5,575 people 21% 18–25% 5,575
T56 Westbrook WestbrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,856 people 21% 18–25% 6,856
T56 Salisbury SalisburyNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 4,224 people 21% 17–26% 4,224
T56 Thomaston ThomastonNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,492 people 21% 18–25% 7,492
T56 Columbia ColumbiaCapitol Planning Region · 5,300 people 21% 17–26% 5,300
T56 Southington SouthingtonCapitol Planning Region · 43,803 people 21% 19–24% 43,803
T76 Map of Berlin BerlinCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people 22% 19–25% 20,361
T76 East Lyme East LymeSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,721 people 22% 18–25% 18,721
T76 Wolcott WolcottNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,279 people 22% 19–25% 16,279
T76 Suffield SuffieldCapitol Planning Region · 15,702 people 22% 18–25% 15,702
T76 Willington WillingtonCapitol Planning Region · 5,575 people 22% 18–26% 5,575
T76 Pomfret PomfretNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,317 people 22% 18–26% 4,317
T76 North Haven North HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 24,336 people 22% 19–25% 24,336
T76 Watertown WatertownNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 22,253 people 22% 19–25% 22,253
T76 Prospect ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,458 people 22% 19–26% 9,458
T76 Beacon Falls Beacon FallsNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 6,147 people 22% 18–26% 6,147
T76 Washington WashingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,676 people 22% 18–27% 3,676
T76 Kent KentNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,056 people 22% 18–27% 3,056
T76 New Milford New MilfordWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 28,334 people 22% 19–26% 28,334
T76 Ledyard LedyardSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,433 people 22% 19–27% 15,433
T76 Map of Bethlehem BethlehemNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 3,423 people 22% 19–26% 3,423
T76 Vernon VernonCapitol Planning Region · 30,577 people 22% 20–26% 30,577
T92 Shelton Shelton41,889 people 23% 20–25% 41,889
T92 Lebanon LebanonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 7,116 people 23% 18–27% 7,116
T92 North Stonington North StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,160 people 23% 19–27% 5,160
T92 Branford BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 28,217 people 23% 20–25% 28,217
T92 Bethel BethelWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,796 people 23% 20–26% 20,796
T92 Preston PrestonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,821 people 23% 19–27% 4,821
T92 Chester ChesterLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 3,825 people 23% 19–26% 3,825
T92 Map of North Branford North BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 13,503 people 23% 19–27% 13,503
T92 Southbury SouthburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 20,071 people 23% 20–26% 20,071
T92 East Windsor East WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 11,213 people 23% 20–27% 11,213
T92 Map of Middletown Middletown47,958 people 23% 20–26% 47,958
T92 Map of Wallingford WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 23% 21–27% 44,362
T104 Waterford WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 19,673 people 24% 20–27% 19,673
T104 Ashford AshfordNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,226 people 24% 20–28% 4,226
T104 Hamden HamdenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 61,045 people 24% 21–27% 61,045
T104 Newington NewingtonCapitol Planning Region · 30,896 people 24% 21–27% 30,896
T104 Seymour SeymourNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,889 people 24% 21–27% 16,889
T104 Groton GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 38,130 people 24% 21–27% 38,130
T104 Stamford Stamford137,144 people 24% 21–27% 137,144
T104 Plymouth PlymouthNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 11,746 people 24% 21–28% 11,746
T104 Windsor WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 24% 21–27% 29,468
T104 Canterbury CanterburyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,124 people 24% 20–29% 5,124
T114 Map of Enfield EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 25% 22–27% 41,090
T114 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 25% 22–28% 31,800
T114 Montville MontvilleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,950 people 25% 22–29% 17,950
T114 Norwalk Norwalk92,187 people 25% 22–28% 92,187
T114 Bristol Bristol61,462 people 25% 23–28% 61,462
T114 Winchester WinchesterNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 10,284 people 25% 22–29% 10,284
T120 Stratford StratfordGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 52,790 people 26% 23–28% 52,790
T120 Voluntown VoluntownNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,604 people 26% 21–30% 2,604
T120 Brooklyn BrooklynNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,517 people 26% 22–29% 8,517
T120 Plainville PlainvilleCapitol Planning Region · 17,551 people 26% 23–29% 17,551
T120 Windsor Locks Windsor LocksCapitol Planning Region · 12,579 people 26% 23–29% 12,579
T120 Thompson ThompsonNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,337 people 26% 22–30% 9,337
T120 Manchester ManchesterCapitol Planning Region · 59,635 people 26% 23–29% 59,635
T120 Griswold GriswoldSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 11,530 people 26% 23–30% 11,530
T120 Lisbon LisbonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,211 people 26% 23–30% 4,211
T129 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 27% 23–30% 21,754
T129 Sprague SpragueSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,962 people 27% 23–31% 2,962
T131 Ansonia Ansonia19,033 people 28% 25–31% 19,033
T131 Map of Derby Derby12,487 people 28% 24–31% 12,487
T131 Danbury Danbury87,263 people 28% 25–31% 87,263
T131 Groton Groton9,490 people 28% 25–32% 9,490
T131 Killingly KillinglyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,867 people 28% 24–32% 17,867
T131 Torrington Torrington35,547 people 28% 25–32% 35,547
T131 North Canaan North CanaanNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,221 people 28% 24–33% 3,221
T131 Sterling SterlingNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,629 people 28% 24–33% 3,629
T139 Jewett City Jewett City3,429 people 29% 25–33% 3,429
T139 Plainfield PlainfieldNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,141 people 29% 25–33% 15,141
T141 Danielson Danielson4,209 people 30% 25–34% 4,209
T141 Map of West Haven West Haven55,351 people 30% 27–33% 55,351
T141 Putnam PutnamNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,292 people 30% 26–34% 9,292
T141 East Haven East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 27,806 people 30% 27–33% 27,806
145 Norwich Norwich39,973 people 31% 28–35% 39,973
T146 New London New London27,625 people 32% 28–36% 27,625
T146 Meriden Meriden60,545 people 32% 29–35% 60,545
T148 New Haven New Haven134,349 people 33% 30–36% 134,349
T148 East Hartford East HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 50,918 people 33% 30–37% 50,918
150 Windham WindhamSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 23,961 people 34% 30–38% 23,961
T151 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 36% 32–39% 74,223
T151 Bridgeport Bridgeport149,153 people 36% 33–40% 149,153
153 Waterbury Waterbury114,869 people 38% 34–41% 114,869
154 Hartford Hartford121,127 people 39% 35–42% 121,127

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. The lowest share ranks as the most active. The lowest share ranks #1. Across Connecticut it’s 25%.

These are the CDC’s modeled estimates, not a count: national survey answers combined with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Each carries a likely range (shown in the table), so we rank on the whole percent and towns at the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Differences of a point or two are within the estimates’ margins.

Cities and villages use the CDC’s own estimate for that place. New England towns and townships, which the CDC doesn’t publish, use the ZIP codes that cover them, weighted by land area.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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