New Canaan Rated High On 'Best Places To Live In CT' List: Niche

NEW CANAAN, CT — New Canaan was listed among the top 25 places to live in Connecticut by Niche, an online platform that specializes in connecting students and families with communities, colleges and schools.

Niche released the 2022 Best Places to Live in America rankings Monday, which places New Canaan at #22.

The online platform noted living in New Canaan "offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In New Canaan there are a lot of restaurants and parks."

The website also noted the public schools in New Canaan are highly rated. The town received an "A+" overall Niche grade.

The following Connecticut communities were listed as the top 5:

1. West Hartford
2. Southport
3. Weatogue (Simsbury)
4. Avon
5. Simsbury

It is the eighth consecutive year in which Niche has produced the rankings. In all, 228 cities and 18,515 towns and neighborhoods were included.

"Millions of people each year use Niche rankings and profiles to help with key life decisions such as where to live and where to go to school," Niche officials said.

This year, The Woodlands, TX, remains the Np. 1 Best City to Live in America. Chesterbrook, PA, a neighborhood in the Philadelphia area, keeps its title as the No. 1 Best Place to Live in America for the third year in a row.

Niche creates the annual Best Places to Live rankings by using data from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, and CDC combined with millions of resident reviews. The company considers factors such as affordability, the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, area public schools, walkability, and more.

View the full list of best places to live in Connecticut here.