Sharon makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Sharon is ranked on 31 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
Fewer kids than 100% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Sharon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sharon does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sharon marked.
1 spot from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Sharon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sharon lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is Sharon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Sharon does best come first.
Sharon out-ranks 3 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.
Every CT list, and where Sharon lands
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
#56
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#20
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
#12 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#5
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#26
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#33
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#154
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#2
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#1
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#155 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#6
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#92
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#148 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#142
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#115
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#12
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#111 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#1
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#147
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#152
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#154
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#2
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#140
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#97 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Sharon’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.