Wethersfield ranks #9 in Connecticut for short commutes
Wethersfield is ranked on 35 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Wethersfield does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wethersfield marked.
Wethersfield lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Wethersfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Wethersfield does best come first.
Hotter summers than 94% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Wethersfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where Wethersfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Wethersfield out-ranks 3 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.
Every CT list, and where Wethersfield 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
#9 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#58
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#55
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#41
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#77
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#16 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#40
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#62
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#93
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#72
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#51 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#48
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#58
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#115
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#28 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#96
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#133
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#18 
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#53 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#97
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#146
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#70 
The number on the right is Wethersfield’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.