Southington Ranked 92nd Best Place to Live in CT: Report

Editor’s note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)

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 that 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. Also near the top are: Wallingford, West Hartford, New Canaan, Cheshire and Prospect.

But where this list seems a little unrealistic is Darien is ranked No. 48th, but 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 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.

But here is what HomeSnack says in its ranking of Southington.

It has has 43,038 residents, the median household income is $78,668, and the average commute time is more than 23 minutes.

Southington spends $16,885 per student for education costs, there are 191 sunny days, and the crime score is 56.6

For example, Orange’s crime score is 34, while Oxford’s crime score is just 24.

Tell us what you think of these latest rankings in the comment section.