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GREENWICH, CT — Connecticut’s 2017 grand lists have been tabulated and once again Greenwich blew away everyone else with a grand list $10 billion more than the next municipality.
A town’s grand list encompasses taxable property including land, buildings and motor vehicles. A growing grand list can help offset tax increases.
The top 10 largest grand lists:
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- Greenwich: $32.9 billion
- Stamford: $21.5 billion
- Norwalk: $12.3 billion
- Westport: $11.2 billion
- Fairfield: $10.9 billion
- Darien: $8.6 billion
- New Canaan: $8.3 billion
- Danbury: $7.9 billion
- Milford $6.7 billion
- New Haven: $6.7 billion
Things have changed over the years. Below is the 1991 top 10 grand list, which is the oldest available on the state’s Office of Policy and Management website. Property values have surged since then even when taking into account the hit from the 2008 recession. Overall Connecticut's grand list increased from $181.8 billion in 1991 to $379.9 billion in 2017.
- Greenwich $9.6 billion
- Stamford $8.4 billion
- Hartford $5.8 billion
- Danbury $4.5 billion
- Fairfield $4.2 billion
- West Hartford $3.8 billion
- Waterford $3.4 billion
- Norwalk $3.4 billion
- Westport $3 billion
- New Haven $2.9 billion
See how your town’s grand list has changed over the past 22 years.
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| Town Name | 2017 Grand List | 1991 Grand List |
|---|---|---|
| Andover | $260,192,767.00 | $124,500,742.00 |
| Ansonia | $988,834,771.00 | $560,749,232.00 |
| Ashford | $301,466,014.00 | $145,601,854.00 |
| Avon | $2,640,925,290.00 | $1,448,198,100.00 |
| Barkhamsted | $357,088,170.00 | $225,632,780.00 |
| Beacon Falls | $476,967,198.00 | $211,372,976.00 |
| Berlin | $2,415,007,673.00 | $975,730,555.00 |
| Bethany | $560,782,980.00 | $305,341,288.00 |
| Bethel | $2,031,183,055.00 | $1,198,897,421.00 |
| Bethlehem | $377,336,306.00 | $234,993,162.00 |
| Bloomfield | $2,261,631,782.00 | $1,376,087,579.00 |
| Bolton | $437,964,398.00 | $274,426,295.00 |
| Bozrah | $237,332,060.00 | $112,795,131.00 |
| Branford | $3,594,570,660.00 | $1,916,494,405.00 |
| Bridgeport | $6,108,570,584.00 | $2,366,391,682.00 |
| Bridgewater | $370,447,255.00 | $177,308,388.00 |
| Bristol | $4,150,084,984.00 | $2,633,502,269.00 |
| Brookfield | $2,259,248,535.00 | $1,024,341,051.00 |
| Brooklyn | $553,235,587.00 | $271,346,315.00 |
| Burlington | $932,578,453.00 | $534,845,236.00 |
| Canaan | $177,500,170.00 | $72,178,526.00 |
| Canterbury | $364,082,736.00 | $189,036,401.00 |
| Canton | $1,122,519,712.00 | $621,216,873.00 |
| Chaplin | $190,014,270.00 | $120,222,379.00 |
| Cheshire | $2,839,325,826.00 | $1,597,274,810.00 |
| Chester | $456,041,611.00 | $286,376,160.00 |
| Clinton | $1,537,248,626.00 | $708,356,224.00 |
| Colchester | $1,215,909,285.00 | $579,283,139.00 |
| Colebrook | $186,143,917.00 | $114,457,937.00 |
| Columbia | $492,347,500.00 | $255,218,740.00 |
| Cornwall | $389,809,200.00 | $172,962,760.00 |
| Coventry | $967,222,346.00 | $473,623,865.00 |
| Cromwell | $1,455,021,159.00 | $739,672,410.00 |
| Danbury | $7,906,795,378.00 | $4,518,020,290.00 |
| Darien | $8,591,708,485.00 | $2,841,870,007.00 |
| Deep River | $513,502,715.00 | $243,666,616.00 |
| Derby | $720,913,006.00 | $451,923,375.00 |
| Durham | $725,842,486.00 | $344,569,345.00 |
| East Granby | $645,899,911.00 | $55,360,322.00 |
| East Haddam | $872,566,445.00 | $363,040,055.00 |
| East Hampton | $1,139,853,017.00 | $393,240,872.00 |
| East Hartford | $3,087,406,354.00 | $581,663,175.00 |
| East Haven | $1,980,523,583.00 | $1,542,361,675.00 |
| East Lyme | $2,168,184,340.00 | $952,107,725.00 |
| East Windsor | $996,475,151.00 | $835,454,138.00 |
| Eastford | $159,349,916.00 | $669,392,030.00 |
| Easton | $1,283,356,889.00 | $480,694,310.00 |
| Ellington | $1,404,602,521.00 | $539,433,572.00 |
| Enfield | $2,934,935,040.00 | $1,695,693,670.00 |
| Essex | $1,069,829,860.00 | $620,221,598.00 |
| Fairfield | $10,886,168,261.00 | $4,213,080,795.00 |
| Farmington | $3,711,153,484.00 | $1,725,927,340.00 |
| Franklin | $216,074,182.00 | $128,387,810.00 |
| Glastonbury | $4,189,503,017.00 | $1,820,942,975.00 |
| Goshen | $555,037,450.00 | $202,344,965.00 |
| Granby | $992,161,830.00 | $579,266,170.00 |
| Greenwich | $32,930,865,404.00 | $9,646,937,520.00 |
| Griswold | $721,733,816.00 | $329,463,727.00 |
| Groton | $3,900,727,691.00 | $1,927,535,423.00 |
| Guilford | $2,988,173,249.00 | $1,286,383,887.00 |
| Haddam | $948,811,227.00 | $724,927,988.00 |
| Hamden | $3,894,333,332.00 | $2,361,627,214.00 |
| Hampton | $140,175,885.00 | $76,762,097.00 |
| Hartford | $4,106,488,104.00 | $5,782,098,905.00 |
| Hartland | $200,734,124.00 | $116,385,651.00 |
| Harwinton | $566,707,779.00 | $376,737,852.00 |
| Hebron | $760,862,750.00 | $349,484,712.00 |
| Kent | $604,164,826.00 | $272,115,485.00 |
| Killingly | $1,231,647,893.00 | $540,676,958.00 |
| Killingworth | $695,280,945.00 | $301,916,479.00 |
| Lebanon | $648,777,263.00 | $343,261,862.00 |
| Ledyard | $1,119,257,892.00 | $562,459,345.00 |
| Lisbon | $374,277,937.00 | $145,195,450.00 |
| Litchfield | $1,048,133,134.00 | $687,734,732.00 |
| Lyme | $529,905,517.00 | $277,784,680.00 |
| Madison | $2,904,665,015.00 | $1,431,204,141.00 |
| Manchester | $4,087,655,812.00 | $2,608,562,990.00 |
| Mansfield | $1,105,634,983.00 | $481,587,597.00 |
| Marlborough | $581,665,820.00 | $265,467,871.00 |
| Meriden | $3,138,799,327.00 | $1,792,817,140.00 |
| Middlebury | $959,849,712.00 | $440,590,668.00 |
| Middlefield | $425,525,134.00 | $214,349,010.00 |
| Middletown | $3,664,834,050.00 | $2,194,037,558.00 |
| Milford | $6,702,940,449.00 | $2,884,885,869.00 |
| Monroe | $2,191,201,934.00 | $1,257,200,560.00 |
| Montville | $1,304,777,967.00 | $726,627,645.00 |
| Morris | $336,909,771.00 | $168,318,915.00 |
| Naugatuck | $1,664,717,453.00 | $570,396,920.00 |
| New Britain | $2,758,406,221.00 | $1,468,351,583.00 |
| New Canaan | $8,344,332,136.00 | $2,901,367,730.00 |
| New Fairfield | $1,601,090,611.00 | $855,930,570.00 |
| New Hartford | $674,791,347.00 | $418,654,464.00 |
| New Haven | $6,675,269,413.00 | $2,940,195,124.00 |
| New London | $1,330,270,649.00 | $1,572,472,286.00 |
| New Milford | $2,979,177,865.00 | $926,560,243.00 |
| Newington | $2,706,294,107.00 | $1,399,452,355.00 |
| Newtown | $3,174,992,270.00 | $1,473,238,936.00 |
| Norfolk | $296,729,079.00 | $170,045,963.00 |
| North Branford | $1,273,671,023.00 | $618,350,561.00 |
| North Canaan | $373,804,720.00 | $169,486,690.00 |
| North Haven | $2,906,470,680.00 | $1,801,753,314.00 |
| North Stonington | $527,399,305.00 | $289,180,926.00 |
| Norwalk | $12,279,744,270.00 | $3,355,917,216.00 |
| Norwich | $1,887,923,108.00 | $1,406,626,988.00 |
| Old Lyme | $1,581,846,234.00 | $777,504,725.00 |
| Old Saybrook | $2,258,835,819.00 | $1,151,070,383.00 |
| Orange | $2,091,636,232.00 | $1,158,125,216.00 |
| Oxford | $1,513,017,071.00 | $443,075,409.00 |
| Plainfield | $1,001,821,125.00 | $479,658,880.00 |
| Plainville | $1,427,299,239.00 | $825,557,490.00 |
| Plymouth | $837,986,343.00 | $418,322,894.00 |
| Pomfret | $356,335,868.00 | $162,197,413.00 |
| Portland | $825,457,863.00 | $425,461,884.00 |
| Preston | $433,199,757.00 | $198,196,774.00 |
| Prospect | $859,410,346.00 | $354,083,338.00 |
| Putnam | $657,159,941.00 | $362,563,081.00 |
| Redding | $1,564,910,852.00 | $930,261,099.00 |
| Ridgefield | $4,871,670,325.00 | $2,248,406,536.00 |
| Rocky Hill | $2,108,459,257.00 | $1,214,190,760.00 |
| Roxbury | $661,429,030.00 | $257,591,872.00 |
| Salem | $371,807,471.00 | $177,017,160.00 |
| Salisbury | $1,264,470,489.00 | $482,545,288.00 |
| Scotland | $114,524,921.00 | $68,450,478.00 |
| Seymour | $1,229,543,025.00 | $410,476,993.00 |
| Sharon | $750,070,851.00 | $300,586,956.00 |
| Shelton | $4,727,437,855.00 | $2,135,473,250.00 |
| Sherman | $689,815,116.00 | $340,374,600.00 |
| Simsbury | $2,427,767,579.00 | $1,340,568,628.00 |
| Somers | $865,172,654.00 | $402,618,572.00 |
| South Windsor | $2,833,420,885.00 | $1,561,878,492.00 |
| Southbury | $2,123,218,484.00 | $1,877,338,466.00 |
| Southington | $4,084,226,130.00 | $1,104,113,153.00 |
| Sprague | $169,570,910.00 | $125,020,132.00 |
| Stafford | $811,332,257.00 | $477,816,235.00 |
| Stamford | $21,518,142,587.00 | $8,422,871,087.00 |
| Sterling | $236,461,073.00 | $116,790,760.00 |
| Stonington | $2,780,486,483.00 | $1,111,751,069.00 |
| Stratford | $4,760,762,554.00 | $2,613,551,360.00 |
| Suffield | $1,430,927,656.00 | $726,396,405.00 |
| Thomaston | $580,271,629.00 | $359,392,439.00 |
| Thompson | $610,966,705.00 | $340,623,956.00 |
| Tolland | $1,282,391,618.00 | $550,258,439.00 |
| Torrington | $2,017,833,760.00 | $1,621,968,851.00 |
| Trumbull | $4,670,042,539.00 | $2,479,424,479.00 |
| Union | $91,061,039.00 | $49,826,800.00 |
| Vernon | $1,827,111,513.00 | $1,115,679,140.00 |
| Voluntown | $205,487,859.00 | $90,150,034.00 |
| Wallingford | $4,388,536,615.00 | $2,191,247,779.00 |
| Warren | $373,896,500.00 | $108,894,659.00 |
| Washington | $1,139,943,452.00 | $479,437,870.00 |
| Waterbury | $4,389,797,758.00 | $1,511,563,324.00 |
| Waterford | $3,294,900,683.00 | $3,410,915,300.00 |
| Watertown | $1,824,734,910.00 | $1,170,142,099.00 |
| West Hartford | $6,317,424,739.00 | $489,911,396.00 |
| West Haven | $2,677,580,567.00 | $3,796,148,225.00 |
| Westbrook | $1,185,056,810.00 | $1,722,334,862.00 |
| Weston | $2,386,740,586.00 | $1,207,100,906.00 |
| Westport | $11,184,614,207.00 | $3,042,042,942.00 |
| Wethersfield | $2,254,516,763.00 | $1,768,068,287.00 |
| Willington | $442,095,851.00 | $291,686,363.00 |
| Wilton | $4,408,128,894.00 | $1,927,467,820.00 |
| Winchester | $748,362,896.00 | $419,261,288.00 |
| Windham | $932,179,117.00 | $521,248,680.00 |
| Windsor | $3,044,337,936.00 | $1,971,024,457.00 |
| Windsor Locks | $1,405,709,350.00 | $965,233,518.00 |
| Wolcott | $1,249,977,689.00 | $633,215,364.00 |
| Woodbridge | $1,153,292,813.00 | $721,001,430.00 |
| Woodbury | $1,156,833,737.00 | $664,322,910.00 |
| Woodstock | $725,825,176.00 | $301,212,197.00 |
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