Sherman makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Sherman 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 7.
Older than 100% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Sherman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sherman does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sherman marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for fewest smokers
Lists where Sherman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sherman lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Sherman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Sherman does best come first.
Sherman out-ranks 4 of its 5 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 Sherman 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
#13
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#10
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#11
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#14
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#100 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#21
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#155
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#1
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#4
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#149 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#10
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#41
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#138 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#65
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#79
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#122 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#132
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#144
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#71
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#151 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#13
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#137
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#137
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#103
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#56
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#58
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#71 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Sherman’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.