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Most educated towns in Connecticut

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 155 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Darien Western Connecticut Planning Region 85.9% Median income $250,001 Weston 2 Weston Western Connecticut Planning Region 83.7% Median income $250,001 Map of New Canaan 3 New Canaan Western Connecticut Planning Region 82.5% Median income $250,001
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 DarienWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 21,936 people 85.9% $250,001 40.0
2 Weston WestonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 10,396 people 83.7% $250,001 45.7
3 Map of New Canaan New CanaanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,870 people 82.5% $250,001 42.1
4 WestportWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,528 people 79.9% $250,001 45.4
5 WiltonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,777 people 75.2% $242,199 43.1
6 Avon AvonCapitol Planning Region · 18,946 people 73.1% $154,058 44.3
7 EastonGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 7,670 people 73.1% $222,604 45.0
8 Map of Ridgefield RidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 25,109 people 72.6% $179,219 45.1
9 Map of Greenwich GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 63,856 people 72.5% $206,130 43.0
10 Map of Madison MadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 17,616 people 72.4% $167,442 51.9
11 Redding ReddingWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,780 people 72.1% $186,060 52.0
12 SimsburyCapitol Planning Region · 25,066 people 71.9% $157,907 42.3
13 WoodbridgeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 9,073 people 71.7% $188,750 48.7
14 FairfieldGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 63,416 people 71.1% $172,432 40.1
15 Map of Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 68.6% $157,192 43.7
16 FarmingtonCapitol Planning Region · 27,134 people 68.3% $141,120 43.5
17 Map of West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 66.6% $129,890 40.8
18 CheshireNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 29,040 people 60.7% $146,528 44.9
19 Guilford GuilfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 22,108 people 60.6% $137,816 51.1
20 TrumbullGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 37,281 people 60.1% $163,073 41.7
21 ShermanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,554 people 59.7% $116,000 60.2
22 OrangeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 14,315 people 59.4% $142,325 45.6
23 Granby GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 11,184 people 59.4% $120,275 44.7
24 South WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 26,907 people 58.9% $144,961 41.2
25 Salisbury SalisburyNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 4,224 people 58.8% $124,256 44.2
26 NewtownWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,593 people 58.6% $155,110 43.8
27 BrookfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,706 people 58.3% $148,360 44.3
28 BethanySouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 5,288 people 58% $166,236 42.5
29 MansfieldCapitol Planning Region · 25,358 people 57.9% $72,393 21.2
30 Old SaybrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 10,575 people 57.8% $114,333 57.4
31 MonroeGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 18,949 people 57.3% $157,250 43.5
32 CantonCapitol Planning Region · 10,144 people 57.2% $117,991 45.3
33 Sharon SharonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 2,723 people 56.8% $100,518 59.5
34 Goshen GoshenNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,196 people 56.7% $152,093 51.4
35 Map of Old Lyme Old LymeLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,679 people 56.5% $131,899 50.6
36 Tolland TollandCapitol Planning Region · 14,606 people 56.2% $133,264 41.4
37 Map of Kent KentNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,056 people 55.5% $96,064 55.8
38 KillingworthLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,240 people 55.4% $140,655 53.3
39 Map of Essex EssexLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,794 people 54.9% $104,395 52.4
40 WethersfieldCapitol Planning Region · 27,250 people 54.8% $126,806 43.4
41 Map of Barkhamsted BarkhamstedNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,678 people 54.3% $123,544 50.2
42 WashingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,676 people 53.7% $101,549 49.9
43 Stonington StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,478 people 53.4% $114,797 52.8
44 Map of Middlebury MiddleburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,807 people 53.3% $133,487 44.4
45 HebronCapitol Planning Region · 9,157 people 52.7% $142,500 45.1
46 PortlandLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 9,434 people 52.1% $118,929 41.6
47 East GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 5,238 people 52.1% $120,938 42.4
48 Map of Southbury SouthburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 20,071 people 51.8% $112,887 54.2
49 Stamford137,144 people 51.7% $111,586 38.4
50 North StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,160 people 51.6% $123,938 50.8
51 BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 28,217 people 51.5% $105,225 54.2
52 Ellington EllingtonCapitol Planning Region · 16,455 people 51.4% $129,913 40.9
53 East LymeSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,721 people 51.3% $105,044 49.1
54 BoltonCapitol Planning Region · 4,853 people 51.3% $126,364 43.7
55 BurlingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 9,680 people 50.8% $165,120 39.9
56 Map of Pomfret PomfretNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,317 people 50.8% $108,476 45.9
57 Map of Salem SalemSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,282 people 50.6% $123,245 40.9
58 Milford52,684 people 50.5% $110,669 46.6
59 Map of Woodbury WoodburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,833 people 50.3% $131,480 51.4
60 Map of Colchester ColchesterSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,648 people 49.7% $122,390 43.5
61 CromwellLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 14,334 people 49.2% $110,596 43.5
62 Map of New Fairfield New FairfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 13,584 people 48.3% $137,647 42.9
63 Durham DurhamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,208 people 47.9% $158,857 45.5
64 Map of Chester ChesterLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 3,825 people 47.9% $109,191 54.0
65 Map of Hamden HamdenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 61,045 people 47.8% $98,306 38.7
66 Map of Woodstock WoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,319 people 47.7% $112,011 49.3
67 Map of Haddam HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,644 people 47.6% $114,426 45.9
68 Map of North Haven North HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 24,336 people 46.5% $132,689 45.7
69 Map of Andover AndoverCapitol Planning Region · 3,152 people 46.5% $134,632 51.2
70 Map of Oxford OxfordNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 12,991 people 46.3% $128,953 45.2
71 Map of Marlborough MarlboroughCapitol Planning Region · 6,130 people 45.9% $142,105 41.8
72 BethelWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,796 people 45.7% $116,541 42.8
73 Rocky Hill Rocky HillCapitol Planning Region · 20,880 people 45.3% $99,941 43.2
74 Coventry CoventryCapitol Planning Region · 12,326 people 45% $108,213 45.4
75 Map of Berlin BerlinCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people 44.9% $113,598 48.7
76 Norwalk Norwalk92,187 people 44.8% $107,616 40.6
77 LitchfieldNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 8,260 people 44.8% $102,609 52.0
78 Beacon FallsNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 6,147 people 44.6% $101,516 48.4
79 Map of Deep River Deep RiverLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,458 people 44.6% $90,253 46.2
80 Map of Clinton ClintonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 13,377 people 43.6% $124,824 50.5
81 Map of Southington SouthingtonCapitol Planning Region · 43,803 people 43.4% $124,309 45.0
82 Map of New Hartford New HartfordNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 6,675 people 43.3% $109,695 50.7
83 WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 43.2% $104,725 43.7
84 Map of Groton GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 38,130 people 42.7% $88,284 36.8
85 Map of Westbrook WestbrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,856 people 41.8% $91,202 58.2
86 Shelton41,889 people 41.7% $108,185 44.5
87 MiddlefieldLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,243 people 41.5% $99,837 51.6
88 New Milford New MilfordWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 28,334 people 41.2% $106,411 42.1
89 East WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 11,213 people 41.1% $96,250 45.9
90 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 40.8% $98,725 48.4
91 WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 19,673 people 40.6% $104,820 46.0
92 ManchesterCapitol Planning Region · 59,635 people 40.5% $86,840 37.0
93 Map of Ledyard LedyardSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,433 people 40.5% $107,975 37.1
94 WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 40.4% $104,773 42.6
95 SuffieldCapitol Planning Region · 15,702 people 40.4% $119,472 44.5
96 Map of Prospect ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,458 people 40.3% $126,394 46.8
97 Harwinton HarwintonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 5,575 people 40.3% $129,643 46.1
98 Middletown47,958 people 40.2% $79,438 38.1
99 LebanonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 7,116 people 40.1% $109,135 46.9
100 Map of Newington NewingtonCapitol Planning Region · 30,896 people 40% $102,884 45.3
101 BethlehemNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 3,423 people 39.2% $108,929 51.5
102 Map of East Hampton East HamptonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 12,925 people 39% $124,577 43.6
103 New Haven134,349 people 38.9% $56,851 31.9
104 Groton9,490 people 38.8% $79,577 39.0
105 Watertown WatertownNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 22,253 people 38.6% $101,691 46.3
106 East HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,969 people 38.1% $107,861 50.0
107 VernonCapitol Planning Region · 30,577 people 38% $85,356 39.4
108 Map of Stratford StratfordGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 52,790 people 37.7% $95,815 45.7
109 Somers SomersCapitol Planning Region · 10,308 people 37.2% $124,705 43.1
110 Wolcott WolcottNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,279 people 37% $110,850 44.4
111 Derby12,487 people 35.6% $79,500 46.4
112 Ashford AshfordNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,226 people 35.3% $121,926 37.9
113 Columbia ColumbiaCapitol Planning Region · 5,300 people 34.6% $127,000 51.3
114 Map of North Branford North BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 13,503 people 34.4% $108,032 48.5
115 Danbury87,263 people 34% $83,393 40.6
116 Thomaston ThomastonNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,492 people 34% $103,218 41.5
117 Map of Seymour SeymourNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,889 people 33.3% $107,708 41.6
118 Map of Willington WillingtonCapitol Planning Region · 5,575 people 33.2% $91,114 37.5
119 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 32.2% $96,324 39.8
120 EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 31.8% $90,404 40.7
121 West Haven55,351 people 30.5% $74,382 35.8
122 Bristol Bristol61,462 people 30.3% $79,076 37.9
123 Plainville PlainvilleCapitol Planning Region · 17,551 people 30% $84,343 44.3
124 PlymouthNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 11,746 people 29.3% $94,514 44.6
125 Map of Windsor Locks Windsor LocksCapitol Planning Region · 12,579 people 28.6% $81,205 41.4
126 New London27,625 people 28.5% $59,098 34.7
127 Map of Stafford StaffordCapitol Planning Region · 11,511 people 28.5% $93,235 46.7
128 Map of Preston PrestonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,821 people 28.5% $116,648 46.2
129 WinchesterNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 10,284 people 27.8% $66,519 49.1
130 VoluntownNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,604 people 26.7% $101,964 48.3
131 Map of Canterbury CanterburyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,124 people 26.2% $103,198 48.4
132 Map of East Haven East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 27,806 people 25.8% $94,628 45.7
133 Map of Montville MontvilleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,950 people 25.5% $96,454 42.8
134 Torrington35,547 people 24.8% $70,856 42.9
135 BrooklynNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,517 people 23.9% $96,207 45.6
136 Bridgeport Bridgeport149,153 people 23.4% $58,685 36.7
137 North CanaanNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,221 people 23.4% $71,976 35.7
138 Map of Norwich Norwich39,973 people 23.1% $65,024 38.5
139 Map of Killingly KillinglyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,867 people 22.9% $84,350 39.5
140 Windham WindhamSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 23,961 people 22.7% $55,736 33.7
141 Meriden60,545 people 22.2% $71,253 38.9
142 Map of Ansonia Ansonia19,033 people 21.9% $85,877 40.1
143 Thompson ThompsonNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,337 people 21.9% $93,629 54.1
144 Putnam PutnamNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,292 people 20% $70,561 43.7
145 Griswold GriswoldSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 11,530 people 19.9% $78,719 48.1
146 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 19.6% $58,613 34.3
147 Hartford Hartford121,127 people 19.4% $46,411 33.1
148 Lisbon LisbonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,211 people 19.2% $92,708 44.5
149 Map of Sprague SpragueSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,962 people 19.2% $92,850 48.5
150 Sterling SterlingNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,629 people 18% $102,695 39.4
151 Waterbury Waterbury114,869 people 17.3% $51,886 37.8
152 East HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 50,918 people 17.2% $70,778 38.1
153 Map of Plainfield PlainfieldNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,141 people 15% $76,993 37.0
154 Danielson4,209 people 11.5% $64,050 34.5
155 Jewett City3,429 people 10.9% $55,530 43.4

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Connecticut as a whole is 42.5%.

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. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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