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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Connecticut, Daniels Farm has the highest homeownership (94.7%), followed by Sandy Hook and Long Hill. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Connecticut that we cover, the median is 64.9% and the average 62.7%; the figure runs from 94.7% (Daniels Farm) to 20.8% (Conning Towers-Nautilus Park). That is a spread of 4.6 times between the two ends. The state figure is 66.5%; 27 of the 60 places are above it and 33 at or below.
The first five are Daniels Farm, Sandy Hook, Long Hill, Northford, Orange. 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 ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniels Farm (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 94.7% | 5,976 | $189,091 | n/a |
| 2 | Sandy Hook (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 92.9% | 9,863 | $160,814 | $1,866 |
| 3 | Long Hill (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 92.3% | 8,681 | $178,456 | $1,952 |
| 4 | Northford (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 90.2% | 6,186 | $105,174 | $1,408 |
| 5 | Orange (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 89.2% | 14,315 | $142,325 | $2,172 |
| 6 | Hazardville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 88.0% | 6,022 | $81,893 | $1,530 |
| 7 | Southwood Acres (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 87.7% | 8,115 | $110,286 | $1,728 |
| 8 | Old Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 86.3% | 6,936 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 9 | Staples (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 86.2% | 7,340 | $192,656 | $2,328 |
| 10 | Kensington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 84.9% | 9,962 | $109,447 | $1,351 |
| 11 | North Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 81.3% | 24,336 | $132,689 | $1,720 |
| 12 | Riverside (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 80.6% | 8,954 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 13 | Wethersfield (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 80.6% | 27,250 | $126,806 | $1,370 |
| 14 | Trumbull Center (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 79.4% | 10,264 | $123,708 | $2,307 |
| 15 | Newington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 78.2% | 30,896 | $102,884 | $1,524 |
| 16 | Windsor Locks (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 77.0% | 12,579 | $81,205 | $1,394 |
| 17 | Shelton | Fairfield County | 76.5% | 41,889 | $108,185 | $1,741 |
| 18 | Milford city | New Haven County | 75.5% | 51,023 | $111,201 | $1,882 |
| 19 | Oakville (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 75.4% | 9,276 | $95,515 | $1,414 |
| 20 | East Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 74.6% | 27,806 | $94,628 | $1,528 |
| 21 | Ridgefield (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 71.9% | 6,970 | $148,279 | $1,904 |
| 22 | Cheshire Village (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 71.6% | 6,172 | $117,218 | $1,118 |
| 23 | Glastonbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 69.3% | 7,266 | $107,357 | $1,697 |
| 24 | Naugatuck | New Haven County | 67.8% | 31,800 | $96,324 | $1,369 |
| 25 | West Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 67.4% | 63,620 | $129,890 | $1,756 |
| 26 | Simsbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 67.0% | 6,198 | $138,242 | $2,360 |
| 27 | Cos Cob (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 66.7% | 7,546 | $190,481 | $3,067 |
| 28 | New Canaan (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 66.2% | 6,896 | $146,700 | $3,425 |
| 29 | Torrington | Litchfield County | 66.1% | 35,547 | $70,856 | $1,169 |
| 30 | Bristol | Hartford County | 64.9% | 61,462 | $79,076 | $1,338 |
| 31 | Bethel (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 63.5% | 11,404 | $90,848 | $1,656 |
| 32 | Derby | New Haven County | 61.9% | 12,487 | $79,500 | $1,452 |
| 33 | East Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 60.4% | 50,918 | $70,778 | $1,225 |
| 34 | Wallingford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 60.4% | 18,208 | $89,959 | $1,336 |
| 35 | Meriden | New Haven County | 60.1% | 60,545 | $71,253 | $1,294 |
| 36 | New Milford (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 59.6% | 8,188 | $83,235 | $1,483 |
| 37 | Ansonia | New Haven County | 58.1% | 19,033 | $85,877 | $1,476 |
| 38 | Manchester (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 55.9% | 36,759 | $74,267 | $1,384 |
| 39 | Norwalk | Fairfield County | 55.6% | 92,187 | $107,616 | $2,073 |
| 40 | Winsted (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 54.7% | 6,977 | $64,871 | $1,183 |
| 41 | Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 54.1% | 14,792 | $134,914 | $2,082 |
| 42 | Norwich | New London County | 53.8% | 39,973 | $65,024 | $1,253 |
| 43 | Danbury | Fairfield County | 53.8% | 87,263 | $83,393 | $1,846 |
| 44 | Middletown | Middlesex County | 52.9% | 47,958 | $79,438 | $1,446 |
| 45 | Putnam (unincorporated) | Windham County | 50.7% | 7,120 | $65,511 | $1,147 |
| 46 | West Haven | New Haven County | 50.6% | 55,351 | $74,382 | $1,442 |
| 47 | Stamford | Fairfield County | 48.8% | 137,144 | $111,586 | $2,276 |
| 48 | Waterbury | New Haven County | 47.2% | 114,869 | $51,886 | $1,225 |
| 49 | Groton | New London County | 45.4% | 9,490 | $79,577 | $1,250 |
| 50 | New Britain | Hartford County | 45.0% | 74,223 | $58,613 | $1,253 |
| 51 | Bridgeport | Fairfield County | 42.8% | 149,153 | $58,685 | $1,450 |
| 52 | Branford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 41.3% | 6,305 | $74,150 | $1,459 |
| 53 | Thompsonville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 40.3% | 7,927 | $71,805 | $1,404 |
| 54 | New London | New London County | 36.1% | 27,625 | $59,098 | $1,340 |
| 55 | Willimantic (unincorporated) | Windham County | 34.9% | 18,096 | $45,962 | $1,063 |
| 56 | New Haven | New Haven County | 28.4% | 134,349 | $56,851 | $1,488 |
| 57 | Storrs (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 26.6% | 15,207 | $37,839 | $1,678 |
| 58 | Hartford | Hartford County | 25.7% | 121,127 | $46,411 | $1,269 |
| 59 | Rockville (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 22.7% | 7,072 | $51,232 | $1,136 |
| 60 | Conning Towers-Nautilus Park (unincorporated) | New London County | 20.8% | 8,460 | $81,694 | $1,856 |
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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.
Daniels Farm, with 94.7% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 60 largest places in Connecticut by population.