The Town Files

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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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Connecticut1. Byram99th pct2. Pemberwick98th pct3. Thompsonville97th pct4. Rockville97th pct5. Old Greenwich95th pct6. Branford Center94th pct7. Fairfield University94th pct8. Groton93rd pct9. Riverside93rd pct10. Noroton Heights93rd pct11. New Canaan92nd pct12. Putnam90th pct13. Noroton90th pct14. Cos Cob89th pct15. Glenville89th pct16. Westport Village84th pct17. Niantic84th pct18. Compo83rd pct19. Saugatuck82nd pct20. Tokeneke82nd pct21. Blue Hills82nd pct22. Danielson81st pct23. Oakville80th pct24. Putnam80th pct25. Long Hill80th pct
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 7Fairfield University, Connecticut

    More walkable than 94% of Connecticut towns

    2,884 people · median home — · income — · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

Median home value vs ranking, Connecticut towns0255075100$176K$571K$966K$1361K$1756KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Connecticut.

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Methodology. We ranked 132 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Connecticut (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: