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Best places to retire in Connecticut
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Connecticut using data from Niche.
#30. Simsbury
- Population: 24,467
#29. Glastonbury Center
- Population: 8,187
#28. Branford
- Population: 28,230
#27. West Hartford
- Population: 64,034
#26. Westbrook
- Population: 6,800
#25. Milford City
- Population: 50,694
#24. East Lyme
- Population: 18,798
#23. Guilford
- Population: 22,113
#22. Old Lyme
- Population: 7,582
#21. Washington
- Population: 3,619
#20. Middlebury
- Population: 7,617
#19. Portland
- Population: 6,224
#18. Ridgefield
- Population: 25,053
#17. Waterford
- Population: 19,558
#16. Chester
- Population: 3,787
#15. Roxbury
- Population: 2,104
#14. Madison
- Population: 17,742
#13. Stonington
- Population: 18,354
#12. Old Saybrook
- Population: 10,506
#11. Orange
- Population: 14,225
#10. South Coventry
- Population: 1,592
#9. Southbury
- Population: 19,866
#8. Old Mystic
- Population: 3,475
#7. Noank
- Population: 1,412
#6. Woodmont
- Population: 1,614
#5. Essex
- Population: 6,725
#4. Avon
- Population: 18,821
#3. Woodbridge
- Population: 9,073
#2. Heritage Village
- Population: 4,232
#1. Mystic
- Population: 4,354
