The Town Files

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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Numbers match the ranking.
The 15 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Connecticut1. Marlboroughscore 882. West Simsburyscore 863. Burlingtonscore 854. Hebronscore 835. Ashfordscore 826. Simsbury Centerscore 807. Columbiascore 808. Sandy Hookscore 779. Southwood Acresscore 7610. Durhamscore 7411. Daniels Farmscore 7212. Barkhamstedscore 7213. Eastonscore 7114. Woodbridgescore 7115. Salemscore 71
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Connecticut towns0255075100$176K$571K$966K$1361K$1756KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 15 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. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: