Pawcatuck Among Most Expensive Places in CT to Raise a Family: Report

By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)

There are seemingly more rankings about Connecticut than there are people who actually live here.

The latest ranking is from Zippia, a small career building company that covers local job markets and possible career paths for young professionals.

They’ve compiled the “10 Most Expensive Places in Connecticut to Raise a Family.”

Like most of the list compilers, they say their numbers are based on data from analyzing the price of basic living necessities like housing, utilities, and insurance along with the ‘Cost of Living Index’ in order to rank the towns and cities of Connecticut in order of expense for young working professionals.

They ranked 70 places in Connecticut that have more than 5,000 people. For perspective, North Haven’s score was 46.83 and towns near the bottom had an index of 60.

The 10 Most Expensive Places to Raise a Family in Connecticut

1. North Haven
2. Simsbury Center
3. Glastonbury Center
4. Branford Center
5. West Hartford
6. Cheshire Village
7. Conning Towers Nautilus Park
8. Somers
9. Berlin
10. Mansfield

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The Remaining List of Most Expensive Places to Raise a Family in Connecticut

11. Wethersfield

12. Watertown

13. Portland

14. Wallingford Center

15. East Haven

16. Newington

17. Middletown

18. Oakville

19. Groton

20. New Haven

21. Sherwood Manor

22. Southwood Acres

23. Naugatuck

24. Waterford

25. Bristol

26. Windsor Locks

27. Terryville

28. Norwich

29. Meriden

30. Thompsonville

31. New London

32. Manchester

33. Darien

34. Old Greenwich

35. Riverside

36. East Hartford

37. Westport

38. Winsted

39. Rockville

40. Cos Cob

41. Greenwich

42. Torrington

43. Hartford

44. Ridgefield

45. New Britain

46. Stamford

47. Willimantic

48. Waterbury

49. Trumbull

50. Norwalk

51. Orange

52. Shelton

53. Milford

54. Danbury

55. Bethel

56. Stratford

57. Ansonia

58. New Milford

59. West Haven

60. Bridgeport

61. Pawcatuck

62. Brooklyn

63. Putnam

Do you agree with the list? Let us know in the comments section below.

Read the full report on the most expensive places to raise a family in CT here.

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