Depending Upon Where You Live in Mansfield, Your Neighborhood is Among the Best Places To Live in CT: Report

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

“HomeSnack,” which is 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’s 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, followed by Mansfield Center and also part of the top 10 include: Woodbridge, Wallingford, Rocky Hill, and West Hartford.

But where this list seems a little unrealistic is New Canaan is ranked No. 12. And in the ‘you can’t make this up’ category, the various neighborhoods of Greenwich, which is usually considered one of, if not the the top place to live in Connecticut, have rankings ranging from 112 for Old Greenwich to 218 for Byram where some of the town’s most expensive waterfront estates are located.

Here’s how Mansfield and Storrs neighborhoods ranked:

• Mansfield Center: 2
• Mansfield: 45
• Storrs: 158

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.

Here is what HomeSnack says in its rankings of the town’s neighborhoods.

• Mansfield Center has 1,205 residents with a median household income of $92,868, and the average commute time is just about 18 minutes.
• Mansfield has 26,182 residents with a median household income of $67,615, and the average commute time is just about 18 minutes.
• Storrs has 14,031 residents with a median household income of $34,924, and the average commute time is just about 14 minutes.

Overall, the town spends $15,973 per student for education costs, and there are an average of 190 sunny days a year.

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