Thompson makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Thompson is ranked on 33 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Thompson marked.
Fewer kids than 98% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Thompson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Thompson lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Thompson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Thompson does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Thompson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Thompson out-ranks 2 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 Thompson 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
#38
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#6
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#2
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#34
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#44
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#36 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#125
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#125
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#133
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#120
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#138
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#148 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#111
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#100
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#128 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#128 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#143
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#148
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#8
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#32
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#152 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#99
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#49
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#123
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#139
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#17
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#140
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#37 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Thompson’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.