Best Places to Live in Connecticut for Outdoor Lovers

Top 24 places

1. #1East HavenPopulation 27,871 · mixed overall livability62% match
2. #2WaterburyPopulation 114,480 · mixed overall livability59% match
3. #3West HartfordPopulation 64,088 · mixed overall livability51% match
4. #4BristolPopulation 61,052 · mixed overall livability51% match
5. #5MeridenPopulation 60,556 · mixed overall livability51% match
6. #6DanburyPopulation 86,456 · mixed overall livability49% match
7. #7BridgeportPopulation 148,470 · mixed overall livability46% match
8. #8New HavenPopulation 135,736 · mixed overall livability46% match
9. #9NorwalkPopulation 91,050 · mixed overall livability46% match
10. #10MilfordPopulation 50,664 · mixed overall livability46% match
11. #11SheltonPopulation 41,206 · mixed overall livability46% match
12. #12New LondonPopulation 27,596 · mixed overall livability46% match
13. #13WethersfieldPopulation 27,192 · mixed overall livability46% match
14. #14MiddletownPopulation 48,152 · mixed overall livability41% match
15. #15StamfordPopulation 135,413 · mixed overall livability36% match
16. #16West HavenPopulation 55,336 · mixed overall livability36% match
17. #17TorringtonPopulation 35,510 · mixed overall livability33% match
18. #18New BritainPopulation 74,212 · mixed overall livability31% match
19. #19NorwichPopulation 40,054 · mixed overall livability31% match
20. #20NewingtonPopulation 30,458 · mixed overall livability31% match
21. #21NaugatuckPopulation 31,653 · mixed overall livability28% match
22. #22East HartfordPopulation 50,942 · mixed overall livability23% match
23. #23ManchesterPopulation 37,015 · mixed overall livability23% match
24. #24HartfordPopulation 121,057 · mixed overall livability13% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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