The 21 Best Quiet, Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Connecticut

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 132 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Connecticut, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Columbia, CT.

1. 21Haddam, Connecticut

   Retirement: 71st percentile · Quiet: 77th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

   8,452 people · median home $379,700 · income $114,426 · Jan low 19°F

2. 20East Haddam, Connecticut

   Retirement: 80th percentile · Quiet: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

   8,875 people · median home $352,700 · income $107,861 · Jan low 21°F · 29 in snow

3. 19Woodbridge, Connecticut

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · Quiet: 76th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

   9,087 people · median home $588,100 · income $188,750 · Jan low 18°F · 42 in snow

4. 18Beacon Falls, Connecticut

   Retirement: 87th percentile · Quiet: 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 56th percentile

   6,000 people · median home $350,300 · income $101,516 · Jan low 18°F · 45 in snow

5. 17Sprague, Connecticut

   Retirement: 62nd percentile · Quiet: 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

   2,967 people · median home $273,500 · income $92,850 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

6. 16Canterbury, Connecticut

   Retirement: 60th percentile · Quiet: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

   5,045 people · median home $334,200 · income $103,198 · Jan low 17°F · 38 in snow

7. 15Mystic, Connecticut

   Retirement: 98th percentile · Quiet: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 56th percentile

   4,348 people · median home $538,800 · income $152,559 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow

8. 14Woodbury, Connecticut

   Retirement: 95th percentile · Quiet: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 50th percentile

   9,723 people · median home $469,900 · income $131,480 · Jan low 21°F · 47 in snow

9. 13Bolton, Connecticut

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · Quiet: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

   4,858 people · median home $367,600 · income $126,364 · Jan low 19°F · 43 in snow

10. 12Lebanon, Connecticut

    Retirement: 70th percentile · Quiet: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    7,142 people · median home $345,900 · income $109,135 · Jan low 18°F · 33 in snow

11. 11North Stonington, Connecticut

    Retirement: 81st percentile · Quiet: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    5,149 people · median home $397,100 · income $123,938 · Jan low 25°F · 31 in snow

12. 10Andover, Connecticut

    Retirement: 70th percentile · Quiet: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile

    3,151 people · median home $376,500 · income $134,632 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow

13. 9Bethany, Connecticut

    Retirement: 70th percentile · Quiet: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile

    5,297 people · median home $418,000 · income $166,236 · Jan low 20°F · 44 in snow

14. 8Barkhamsted, Connecticut

    Retirement: 87th percentile · Quiet: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

    3,647 people · median home $368,000 · income $123,544 · Jan low 14°F · 51 in snow

15. 7Hebron, Connecticut

    Retirement: 77th percentile · Quiet: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

    9,098 people · median home $385,800 · income $142,500 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow

16. 6Killingworth, Connecticut

    Retirement: 85th percentile · Quiet: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    6,174 people · median home $446,200 · income $140,655 · Jan low 19°F

17. 5West Simsbury, Connecticut

    Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 66th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile

    2,521 people · median home $503,100 · income $201,397 · Jan low 14°F · 51 in snow

18. 4Goshen, Connecticut

    Retirement: 90th percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

    3,150 people · median home $482,400 · income $152,093 · Jan low 14°F · 75 in snow

19. 3Durham, Connecticut

    Retirement: 74th percentile · Quiet: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

    7,152 people · median home $424,800 · income $158,857 · Jan low 19°F

20. 2Durham, Connecticut

    Retirement: 74th percentile · Quiet: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

    3,771 people · median home $401,700 · income $152,396 · Jan low 19°F

21. 1Columbia, Connecticut

    Retirement: 84th percentile · Quiet: 100th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile

    5,272 people · median home $361,500 · income $127,000 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow

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