The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Connecticut
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 132 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Connecticut. #1 is Byram, CT.
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25Long Hill, Connecticut
More walkable than 80% of Connecticut towns
8,039 people · median home $487,800 · income $178,456 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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24Putnam, Connecticut
More walkable than 80% of Connecticut towns
9,224 people · median home $269,200 · income $70,561 · Jan low 15°F · 39 in snow
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23Oakville, Connecticut
More walkable than 80% of Connecticut towns
9,504 people · median home $280,500 · income $95,515 · Jan low 19°F · 47 in snow
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22Danielson, Connecticut
More walkable than 81% of Connecticut towns
4,155 people · median home $224,600 · income $64,050 · Jan low 19°F · 62 in snow
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21Blue Hills, Connecticut
More walkable than 82% of Connecticut towns
2,762 people · median home $236,900 · income $63,512 · Jan low 20°F · 52 in snow
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20Tokeneke, Connecticut
More walkable than 82% of Connecticut towns
2,794 people · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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19Saugatuck, Connecticut
More walkable than 82% of Connecticut towns
2,937 people · median home $1,756,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 36 in snow
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18Compo, Connecticut
More walkable than 83% of Connecticut towns
3,354 people · median home $1,522,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 36 in snow
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17Niantic, Connecticut
More walkable than 84% of Connecticut towns
3,194 people · median home $396,000 · income $81,250 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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16Westport Village, Connecticut
More walkable than 84% of Connecticut towns
3,251 people · median home $1,631,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 36 in snow
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15Glenville, Connecticut
More walkable than 89% of Connecticut towns
2,762 people · median home $1,148,600 · income $220,865 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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14Cos Cob, Connecticut
More walkable than 89% of Connecticut towns
6,873 people · median home $1,210,400 · income $190,481 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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13Noroton, Connecticut
More walkable than 90% of Connecticut towns
5,317 people · median home $1,620,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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12Putnam, Connecticut
More walkable than 90% of Connecticut towns
7,065 people · median home $245,100 · income $65,511 · Jan low 15°F · 39 in snow
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11New Canaan, Connecticut
More walkable than 92% of Connecticut towns
6,220 people · median home $1,099,400 · income $146,700 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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10Noroton Heights, Connecticut
More walkable than 93% of Connecticut towns
3,116 people · median home $1,225,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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9Riverside, Connecticut
More walkable than 93% of Connecticut towns
8,843 people · median home $1,900,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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8Groton, Connecticut
More walkable than 93% of Connecticut towns
9,387 people · median home $306,600 · income $79,577 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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7Fairfield University, Connecticut
More walkable than 94% of Connecticut towns
2,884 people · median home — · income — · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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6Branford Center, Connecticut
More walkable than 94% of Connecticut towns
6,026 people · median home $330,600 · income $74,150 · Jan low 23°F · 34 in snow
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5Old Greenwich, Connecticut
More walkable than 95% of Connecticut towns
6,962 people · median home $1,844,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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4Rockville, Connecticut
More walkable than 97% of Connecticut towns
7,920 people · median home $218,700 · income $51,232 · Jan low 19°F · 48 in snow
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3Thompsonville, Connecticut
More walkable than 97% of Connecticut towns
8,514 people · median home $241,600 · income $71,805 · Jan low 19°F · 52 in snow
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2Pemberwick, Connecticut
More walkable than 98% of Connecticut towns
3,899 people · median home $940,200 · income $132,326 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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1Byram, Connecticut
More walkable than 99% of Connecticut towns
4,493 people · median home $838,400 · income $99,734 · Jan low 22°F · 31 in snow
Price vs ranking
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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Most Walkable Small Towns in America
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- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New York
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Michigan
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Texas
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in California
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New Jersey
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Florida
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Wisconsin
- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Ohio
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)