Wolcott ranks #3 in Connecticut for safety
Wolcott is ranked on 34 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wolcott marked.
Wetter than 99% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Wolcott’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wolcott lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Wolcott’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Wolcott does best come first.
Wolcott 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.
Where Wolcott 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#3 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#70
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#94
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#68
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#76
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#47
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#45
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#75 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#50
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#80
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#57
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#73
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#81
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#89 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#155
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#104
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#68 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#110
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#78
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#77
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#92
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#75 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#110 
The number on the right is Wolcott’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.