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1 / 30#30. Simsbury
- Population: 24,467
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.
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2 / 30#29. Glastonbury Center
- Population: 8,187
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3 / 30#28. Branford
- Population: 28,230
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4 / 30#27. West Hartford
- Population: 64,034
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5 / 30#26. Westbrook
- Population: 6,800
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6 / 30#25. Milford City
- Population: 50,694
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7 / 30#24. East Lyme
- Population: 18,798
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8 / 30#23. Guilford
- Population: 22,113
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9 / 30#22. Old Lyme
- Population: 7,582
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10 / 30#21. Washington
- Population: 3,619
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11 / 30#20. Middlebury
- Population: 7,617
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12 / 30#19. Portland
- Population: 6,224
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13 / 30#18. Ridgefield
- Population: 25,053
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14 / 30#17. Waterford
- Population: 19,558
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15 / 30#16. Chester
- Population: 3,787
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16 / 30#15. Roxbury
- Population: 2,104
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17 / 30#14. Madison
- Population: 17,742
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18 / 30#13. Stonington
- Population: 18,354
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19 / 30#12. Old Saybrook
- Population: 10,506
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20 / 30#11. Orange
- Population: 14,225
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21 / 30#10. South Coventry
- Population: 1,592
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22 / 30#9. Southbury
- Population: 19,866
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23 / 30#8. Old Mystic
- Population: 3,475
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24 / 30#7. Noank
- Population: 1,412
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25 / 30#6. Woodmont
- Population: 1,614
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26 / 30#5. Essex
- Population: 6,725
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27 / 30#4. Avon
- Population: 18,821
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28 / 30#3. Woodbridge
- Population: 9,073
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29 / 30#2. Heritage Village
- Population: 4,232
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30 / 30#1. Mystic
- Population: 4,354
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