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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Connecticut, Old Greenwich has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (85.4%), followed by Riverside and New Canaan. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Connecticut that we cover, the median is 38.8% and the average 42.0%; the figure runs from 85.4% (Old Greenwich) to 15.9% (Rockville). That is a spread of 5.4 times between the two ends. The state figure is 42.5%; 23 of the 60 places are above it and 37 at or below.
The first five are Old Greenwich, Riverside, New Canaan, Staples, Greenwich. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 85.4% | 6,936 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 2 | Riverside (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 78.8% | 8,954 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 3 | New Canaan (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 74.7% | 6,896 | $146,700 | $3,425 |
| 4 | Staples (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 73.0% | 7,340 | $192,656 | $2,328 |
| 5 | Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 70.3% | 14,792 | $134,914 | $2,082 |
| 6 | Cos Cob (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 70.2% | 7,546 | $190,481 | $3,067 |
| 7 | Simsbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 70.1% | 6,198 | $138,242 | $2,360 |
| 8 | Ridgefield (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 68.9% | 6,970 | $148,279 | $1,904 |
| 9 | West Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 66.6% | 63,620 | $129,890 | $1,756 |
| 10 | Glastonbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 65.7% | 7,266 | $107,357 | $1,697 |
| 11 | Daniels Farm (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 65.3% | 5,976 | $189,091 | n/a |
| 12 | Sandy Hook (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 60.9% | 9,863 | $160,814 | $1,866 |
| 13 | Orange (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 59.4% | 14,315 | $142,325 | $2,172 |
| 14 | Storrs (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 59.0% | 15,207 | $37,839 | $1,678 |
| 15 | Cheshire Village (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 58.8% | 6,172 | $117,218 | $1,118 |
| 16 | Long Hill (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 56.1% | 8,681 | $178,456 | $1,952 |
| 17 | Wethersfield (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 54.8% | 27,250 | $126,806 | $1,370 |
| 18 | Trumbull Center (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 54.3% | 10,264 | $123,708 | $2,307 |
| 19 | Stamford | Fairfield County | 51.7% | 137,144 | $111,586 | $2,276 |
| 20 | Milford city | New Haven County | 50.3% | 51,023 | $111,201 | $1,882 |
| 21 | North Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 46.5% | 24,336 | $132,689 | $1,720 |
| 22 | Norwalk | Fairfield County | 44.8% | 92,187 | $107,616 | $2,073 |
| 23 | Branford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 44.5% | 6,305 | $74,150 | $1,459 |
| 24 | Shelton | Fairfield County | 41.8% | 41,889 | $108,185 | $1,741 |
| 25 | Kensington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 40.6% | 9,962 | $109,447 | $1,351 |
| 26 | Middletown | Middlesex County | 40.2% | 47,958 | $79,438 | $1,446 |
| 27 | Newington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 40.0% | 30,896 | $102,884 | $1,524 |
| 28 | Northford (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 39.8% | 6,186 | $105,174 | $1,408 |
| 29 | New Haven | New Haven County | 38.9% | 134,349 | $56,851 | $1,488 |
| 30 | Groton | New London County | 38.8% | 9,490 | $79,577 | $1,250 |
| 31 | Bethel (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 38.4% | 11,404 | $90,848 | $1,656 |
| 32 | Southwood Acres (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 37.9% | 8,115 | $110,286 | $1,728 |
| 33 | Wallingford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 35.9% | 18,208 | $89,959 | $1,336 |
| 34 | Derby | New Haven County | 35.6% | 12,487 | $79,500 | $1,452 |
| 35 | New Milford (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 34.7% | 8,188 | $83,235 | $1,483 |
| 36 | Danbury | Fairfield County | 34.0% | 87,263 | $83,393 | $1,846 |
| 37 | Naugatuck | New Haven County | 32.2% | 31,800 | $96,324 | $1,369 |
| 38 | Manchester (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 31.5% | 36,759 | $74,267 | $1,384 |
| 39 | Oakville (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 30.8% | 9,276 | $95,515 | $1,414 |
| 40 | West Haven | New Haven County | 30.5% | 55,351 | $74,382 | $1,442 |
| 41 | Bristol | Hartford County | 30.3% | 61,462 | $79,076 | $1,338 |
| 42 | Conning Towers-Nautilus Park (unincorporated) | New London County | 30.3% | 8,460 | $81,694 | $1,856 |
| 43 | Windsor Locks (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 28.6% | 12,579 | $81,205 | $1,394 |
| 44 | New London | New London County | 28.5% | 27,625 | $59,098 | $1,340 |
| 45 | Hazardville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 28.4% | 6,022 | $81,893 | $1,530 |
| 46 | Winsted (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 26.8% | 6,977 | $64,871 | $1,183 |
| 47 | East Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 25.8% | 27,806 | $94,628 | $1,528 |
| 48 | Torrington | Litchfield County | 24.8% | 35,547 | $70,856 | $1,169 |
| 49 | Thompsonville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 24.3% | 7,927 | $71,805 | $1,404 |
| 50 | Willimantic (unincorporated) | Windham County | 24.2% | 18,096 | $45,962 | $1,063 |
| 51 | Bridgeport | Fairfield County | 23.4% | 149,153 | $58,685 | $1,450 |
| 52 | Norwich | New London County | 23.1% | 39,973 | $65,024 | $1,253 |
| 53 | Meriden | New Haven County | 22.2% | 60,545 | $71,253 | $1,294 |
| 54 | Ansonia | New Haven County | 21.9% | 19,033 | $85,877 | $1,476 |
| 55 | New Britain | Hartford County | 19.6% | 74,223 | $58,613 | $1,253 |
| 56 | Hartford | Hartford County | 19.4% | 121,127 | $46,411 | $1,269 |
| 57 | Putnam (unincorporated) | Windham County | 18.8% | 7,120 | $65,511 | $1,147 |
| 58 | Waterbury | New Haven County | 17.3% | 114,869 | $51,886 | $1,225 |
| 59 | East Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 17.2% | 50,918 | $70,778 | $1,225 |
| 60 | Rockville (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 15.9% | 7,072 | $51,232 | $1,136 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Old Greenwich, with 85.4% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 60 largest places in Connecticut by population.