Winchester ranks #12 in Connecticut for affordability
Winchester is ranked on 33 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Colder winters than 99% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Winchester’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Winchester does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Winchester marked.
Winchester lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Winchester’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Winchester does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Winchester sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Winchester out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Winchester 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
#12
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#24
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#24
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#38 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#72 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#121
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#55
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#133
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#114
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#106
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#105
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#139 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#78
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#130
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#108 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#129
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#125
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#32
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#11
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#138 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#19
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#139
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#58 
The number on the right is Winchester’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.