Report Unveils 25 Best Places to Live in Connecticut

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 

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