North Branford Is Ranked as the 77th Best Place To Live in CT

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, Greenwich, which is usually considered one of, if not the the top place to live in Connecticut, is ranked 149.

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.

North Branford, with 14,369 residents, was ranked as the 77th best place to live.

North Branford’s median income is $82,460. The unemployment rate is 5.8 percent; the average commute is 24.71 minutes; the crime index is 58.7; education costs are $17,660 per student and there’s an average of 205 sunny days per year.

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