Sterling ranks #15 in Connecticut for low property taxes
Sterling is ranked on 31 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Fewer seniors than 98% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Sterling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sterling does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sterling marked.
Sterling lands in the top half on 4 of 18 lists
Each dot is Sterling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Sterling does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Sterling sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sterling out-ranks 0 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.
Where Sterling 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#31
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#15
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#151
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#28
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#17 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#32
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#136
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#151 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#143
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#144
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#150
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#106
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#134 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#146 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#150
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#27
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#130
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#152
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#27 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#102
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#39
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#78
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#137
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#25
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#82
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#41 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Sterling’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.