Bethel Ranked 56th Best Place to Live

Editor’s Note: This story was first published earlier in the week but here it is again in case you missed it.

Written by Brian McCready and Wendy Mitchell

We love rankings, well, because you love rankings. Whether it be the best schools or best places to live, everyone loves to debate the latest rankings.

“HomeSnack,” which was founded by two bloggers who analyze the best places to live in the United States, have come up with their latest ranking called “These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Connecticut According to Science.”

They say they’ve analyzed 268 communities in Connecticut using only science to guide their rankings.

HomeSnack says it has combed through FBI data, studied weather patterns, education records, unemployment rate, income levels, and even short commute times to shape their list.

They do admit that they gave more weight to communities with larger populations believing there is more to do in bigger communities, which improves the overall quality of life.

According to their list, Orange is the best place to live in Connecticut. Bethel received a “Best Place” rank of No. 56 with a score of 111.19.

Where this list seems a little unrealistic is New Canaan is ranked No. 12, but in the ”you can’t make this stuff up” category, Greenwich, which is usually considered one of, if not the the top place to live in Connecticut, is ranked all the way down at No. 148.

Some other head scratchers include: Madison all the way down at No. 30, Darien No. 48, Easton, No. 49, Trumbull, No. 63, Ridgefield, No. 121, Milford, No. 125, Fairfield, No. 133, Westport, No. 135, and Guilford, No. 197.

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