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South Windsor Ranked 26th Best Place To Live in CT: Report
A new report lists the top 268 places to live in Connecticut and the rankings are surprising in some cases.
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.
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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.
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According to their list, Orange is the best place to live in Connecticut, followed by Mansfield Center and other top 10 towns including Woodbridge, Wallingford, Rocky Hill, and West Hartford.
The list, however, does have some surprising rankings especially with Greenwich, which is usually considered one of, if not the top place to live in Connecticut, but is ranked all the way down at No. 148.
Some other surprising rankings 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 South Windsor:
South Windsor has 25,684 residents, the median household income is $91,519, and the average commute time is 22 minutes.
South Windsor spends $16,885 per student for education costs, there are 190 sunny days, the unemployment rate is 4.9 percent, the vacancy rate is 9.54 percent and the crime score is 45.
By comparison, Orange’s crime score is 34, while Oxford’s crime score is just 24.
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