Salisbury makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 3 lists
Salisbury is ranked on 32 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Salisbury marked.
Salisbury out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
More vacation homes than 100% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Salisbury’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Salisbury lands in the top half on 16 of 20 lists
Each dot is Salisbury’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Salisbury does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Salisbury sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every CT list, and where Salisbury lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#4 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#54
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#17
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#20
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#30
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#61 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#25
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#74
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#82
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#10
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#79 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#1
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#54
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#3
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#107
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#141 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#146
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#124
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#32
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#38
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#112
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#150
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#127
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#31
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#154
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#151 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Salisbury’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.