A report ranked the top 25 best places to live in Connecticut.
The cities and towns were graded on a "livability" score put out by AreaVibes.com. The higher the livability score, the "better" the place is to live, the company says.
According to the site, places are scored on whether it has "lots of local amenities, low crime rates, inexpensive cost of living, great schools, low unemployment rates, affordable housing and sunny weather."
AreaVibes uses data provided by the U.S. Census, Google Places, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Council for Community and Economic Research, United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Weather Service.
Check out the list of best places to live in Connecticut and their scores:
1) Darien
Livability Score: 86
Cost of Living: 117% higher than state average
Crime: 58% lower than state average
Education: 14% higher than state average
2) Riverside
Livability Score: 85
Cost of Living: 99% higher than state average
Crime: 65% lower than state average
Education: 15% higher than state average
3) Westport
Livability Score: 85
Cost of Living: 98% higher than state average
Crime: 41% lower than state average
Education: 13% higher than state average
4) Ridgefield
Livability Score: 84
Cost of Living: 40% higher than state average
Crime: 88% lower than state average
Education: 13% higher than state average
5) Old Greenwich
Livability Score: 84
Cost of Living: 102% higher than state average
Crime: 68% lower than state average
Education: 15% higher than state average
6) Cos Cob
Livability Score: 84
Cost of Living: 66% higher than state average
Crime: 68% lower than state average
Education: 11% higher than state average
7) Southport
Livability Score: 84
Cost of Living: 43% higher than state average
Crime: 86% lower than state average
Education: 13% higher than state average
8) Greenwich
Livability Score: 83
Cost of Living: 64% higher than state average
Crime: 64% lower than state average
Education: 8% higher than state average
9) Glenville
Livability Score: 82
Cost of Living: 50% higher than state average
Crime: 84% lower than state average
Education: 11% higher than state average
10) Mystic
Livability Score: 82
Cost of Living: 11% higher than state average
Crime: 72% lower than state average
Education: 12% higher than state average :
11) Portland
Livability Score: 82
Cost of Living: 4% higher than state average
Crime: 68% lower than state average
Education: 3% higher than state average
12) Guilford Center
Livability Score: 82
Cost of Living: 11% higher than state average
Crime: 84% lower than state average
Education: 8% higher than state average
13) Shelton
Livability Score: 82
Cost of Living: 7% higher than state average
Crime: 54% lower than state average
Education: 4% higher than state average
14) Pemberwick
Livability Score: 81
Cost of Living: 41% higher than state average
Crime: 81% lower than state average
Education: 4% higher than state average
15) Essex Village
Livability Score: 81
Cost of Living: 31% higher than state average
Crime: 84% lower than state average
Education: 11% higher than state average
16) Old Saybrook Center
Livability Score: 81
Cost of Living: 26% higher than state average
Crime: 84% lower than state average
Education: 10% higher than state average
17) West Hartford
Livability Score: 81
Cost of Living: 2% higher than state average
Crime: 6% lower than state average
Education: 7% higher than state average
18) Bethel
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 3% higher than state average
Crime: 61% lower than state average
Education: 5% higher than state average
19) North Haven
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 3% higher than state average
Crime: 12% lower than state average
Education: 6% higher than state average
20) Madison Center
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 33% higher than state average
Crime: 84% lower than state average
Education: 10% higher than state average
21) Newtown
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 17% higher than state average
Crime: 70% lower than state average
Education: 7% higher than state average
22) Glastonbury Center
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 3% higher than state average
Crime: 25% lower than state average
Education: 11% higher than state average
23) Milford
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 6% higher than state average
Crime: 24% lower than state average
Education: 5% higher than state average
24) Trumbull
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 20% higher than state average
Crime: 21% lower than state average
Education: 8% higher than state average
25) Wethersfield
Livability Score: 80
Cost of Living: 3% higher than state average
Crime: 32% lower than state average
Education: 2% higher than state average
