100 Best Places in Connecticut to Raise a Family: Where Does South Windsor Rank?

By Brian McCready (Patch Staff)

Just in time for Father’s Day, Niche.com took a look at the best places to raise a family in states across the country.

According to its rankings for Connecticut, Fairfield and Hartford counties dominate the top 100. In fact, the top 5 for Connecticut is all Fairfield County, and the first entrant from outside of Fairfield and Hartford counties is Bethany, representing New Haven County at No. 23.

In the national rankings, Devon, Pennsylvania earned top honors, and only one Connecticut community cracked the nation’s top 100 list. Old Greenwich came in at No. 21.

The lists were created using information about public schools, crime rates, cost of living and family friendly amenities. Data was pulled from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC and other sources, according to Niche.

Here are the 100 best places to raise a family in Connecticut, according to Niche.com’s rankings. (Be sure to let us know if you agree by commenting below!)

1 Old Greenwich in Fairfield County
2 Wilton Town Fairfield County
3 Darien Fairfield County
4 New Canaan Town Fairfield County
5 Weston Town Fairfield County
6 Weatogue Hartford County
7 Riverside Fairfield County
8 Cos Cob Fairfield County
9 Simsbury Town Hartford County
10 Glastonbury Center Hartford County
11 Glastonbury Town Hartford County
12 Westport Fairfield County
13 West Simsbury Hartford County
14 Avon Town Hartford County
15 Farmington Town Hartford County
16 Greenwich Fairfield County
17 Ridgefield Fairfield County
18 West Hartford Hartford County
19 Pemberwick Fairfield County
20 Byram Fairfield County
21 Suffield Depot Hartford County
22 Glenville Fairfield County
23 Bethany Town New Haven County
24 Madison Town New Haven County
25 Cheshire Town New Haven County
26 Canton Town Hartford County
27 Orange New Haven County
28 South Windsor Town Hartford County
29 Monroe Town Fairfield County
30 Mansfield Center Tolland County
31 Fairfield Town Fairfield County
32 Canton Valley Hartford County
33 Andover Town Tolland County
34 Old Lyme Town New London County
35 Durham Middlesex County
36 East Lyme Town New London County
37 Essex Town Middlesex County
38 New Hartford Town Litchfield County
39 Salem Town New London County
40 Granby Town Hartford County
41 East Hampton Middlesex County
42 Brookfield Town Fairfield County
43 Tariffville Hartford County
44 Middlebury Town New Haven County
45 Woodbridge Town New Haven County
46 Pomfret Town Windham County
47 North Granby Hartford County
48 Trumbull Fairfield County
49 Middlefield Town Middlesex County
50 Haddam Town Middlesex County
51 Newington Hartford County
52 East Granby Town Hartford County
53 Groton New London County
54 Lake Pocotopaug Middlesex County
55 Rocky Hill Town Hartford County
56 Marlborough Town Hartford County
57 Canterbury Town Windham County
58 Deep River Town Middlesex County
59 Guilford Town New Haven County
60 Burlington Town Hartford County
61 Hebron Town Tolland County
62 Collinsville Hartford County
63 Southington Town Hartford County
64 Higganum Middlesex County
65 Crystal Lake Tolland County
66 Easton Town Fairfield County
67 Chester Town Middlesex County
68 Windsor Town Hartford County
69 Suffield Town Hartford County
70 Ledyard Town New London County
71 Cromwell Town Middlesex County
72 Salmon Brook Hartford County
73 Tolland Town Tolland County
74 Wallingford Town New Haven County
75 Old Saybrook Town Middlesex County
76 Ellington Town Tolland County
77 Coventry Town Tolland County
78 Lisbon Town New London County
79 Wethersfield Hartford County
80 New Fairfield Town Fairfield County
81 Barkhamsted Town Litchfield County
82 East Brooklyn Windham County
83 Berlin Town Hartford County
84 Kensington Hartford County
85 North Haven New Haven County
86 Middletown Middlesex County
87 Wolcott Town New Haven County
88 Seymour Town New Haven County
89 Woodbury Town Litchfield County
90 Bethel Fairfield County
91 Saybrook Manor Middlesex County
92 Redding Town Fairfield County
93 Killingworth Town Middlesex County
94 Pawcatuck New London County
95 Lyme Town New London County
96 Woodstock Town Windham County
97 Moodus Middlesex County
98 Sherman Town Fairfield County
99 Plainville Town Hartford County
100 North Branford Town New Haven County

Read the full Niche.com report here.