Redding is #1 in Connecticut for fewest smokers
Redding is ranked on 34 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 9 and the top quarter on 14.
Redding 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 Redding marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for college degrees
Lists where Redding sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Redding lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Redding’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Redding does best come first.
Older than 92% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Redding’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Redding out-ranks 3 of its 6 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 Redding 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
#8
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#6
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#1
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#5
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#56 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#5 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#11
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#142
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#13
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#19
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#82 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#12
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#24
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#113 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#74
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#124
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#44 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#145
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#137
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#154
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#148 
The number on the right is Redding’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.