The 15 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers 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 Marlborough, CT.
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15Salem, Connecticut
Work from home: 54th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile
4,213 people · median home $403,600 · income $123,245 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow
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14Woodbridge, Connecticut
Work from home: 51st percentile · Broadband at home: 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile
9,087 people · median home $588,100 · income $188,750 · Jan low 18°F · 42 in snow
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13Easton, Connecticut
Work from home: 68th percentile · Broadband at home: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 56th percentile
7,605 people · median home $783,100 · income $222,604 · Jan low 21°F · 41 in snow
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12Barkhamsted, Connecticut
Work from home: 64th percentile · Broadband at home: 73rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile
3,647 people · median home $368,000 · income $123,544 · Jan low 14°F · 51 in snow
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11Daniels Farm, Connecticut
Work from home: 80th percentile · Broadband at home: 73rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile
6,150 people · median home $619,900 · income $189,091 · Jan low 18°F · 34 in snow
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10Durham, Connecticut
Work from home: 65th percentile · Broadband at home: 66th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
7,152 people · median home $424,800 · income $158,857 · Jan low 19°F
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9Southwood Acres, Connecticut
Work from home: 54th percentile · Broadband at home: 76th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 99th percentile
7,879 people · median home $267,900 · income $110,286 · Jan low 19°F · 52 in snow
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8Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Work from home: 73rd percentile · Broadband at home: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile
9,114 people · median home $501,200 · income $160,814 · Jan low 18°F · 49 in snow
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7Columbia, Connecticut
Work from home: 69th percentile · Broadband at home: 81st 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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6Simsbury Center, Connecticut
Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 77th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile
6,268 people · median home $412,800 · income $138,242 · Jan low 19°F · 52 in snow
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5Ashford, Connecticut
Work from home: 61st percentile · Broadband at home: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
4,191 people · median home $334,800 · income $121,926 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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4Hebron, Connecticut
Work from home: 81st percentile · Broadband at home: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
9,098 people · median home $385,800 · income $142,500 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow
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3Burlington, Connecticut
Work from home: 77th percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile
9,519 people · median home $418,700 · income $165,120 · Jan low 17°F · 39 in snow
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2West Simsbury, Connecticut
Work from home: 82nd percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile
2,521 people · median home $503,100 · income $201,397 · Jan low 14°F · 51 in snow
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1Marlborough, Connecticut
Work from home: 91st percentile · Broadband at home: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
6,133 people · median home $379,100 · income $142,105 · Jan low 20°F · 39 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- 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)