The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Connecticut
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 132 towns of 500–10,000 people in Connecticut. #1 is Columbia, CT.
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25Beacon Falls, Connecticut
Quieter than 80% of Connecticut towns
Beacon Falls is a town of 6,000 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for retirees than 87% of Connecticut towns and easier by car than 85% of Connecticut towns.
6,000 people · median home $350,300 · income $101,516 · Jan low 18°F · 45 in snow
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24Clinton, Connecticut
Quieter than 83% of Connecticut towns
Clinton is a community of 3,441 people, Connecticut. It also ranks more seaside character than 96% of Connecticut towns and better for cycling than 96% of Connecticut towns.
3,441 people · median home $365,500 · income $102,750 · Jan low 23°F
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23Barkhamsted, Connecticut
Quieter than 84% of Connecticut towns
Barkhamsted is a town of 3,647 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for families than 94% of Connecticut towns and better for cycling than 89% of Connecticut towns.
3,647 people · median home $368,000 · income $123,544 · Jan low 14°F · 51 in snow
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22Hebron, Connecticut
Quieter than 84% of Connecticut towns
Hebron is a town of 9,098 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for families than 87% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 77% of Connecticut towns.
9,098 people · median home $385,800 · income $142,500 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow
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21Woodbury, Connecticut
Quieter than 84% of Connecticut towns
Woodbury is a town of 9,723 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for retirees than 95% of Connecticut towns and easier by car than 74% of Connecticut towns.
9,723 people · median home $469,900 · income $131,480 · Jan low 21°F · 47 in snow
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20Andover, Connecticut
Quieter than 85% of Connecticut towns
Andover is a town of 3,151 people, Connecticut. It also ranks more of a college town than 91% of Connecticut towns and easier by car than 84% of Connecticut towns.
3,151 people · median home $376,500 · income $134,632 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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19Voluntown, Connecticut
Quieter than 86% of Connecticut towns
Voluntown is a town of 2,570 people, Connecticut. It also ranks easier by car than 90% of Connecticut towns.
2,570 people · median home $356,100 · income $101,964 · Jan low 21°F · 38 in snow
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18Bethlehem, Connecticut
Quieter than 86% of Connecticut towns
Bethlehem is a town of 3,385 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for retirees than 85% of Connecticut towns and better for young professionals than 79% of Connecticut towns.
3,385 people · median home $410,900 · income $108,929 · Jan low 15°F · 47 in snow
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17Middlefield, Connecticut
Quieter than 86% of Connecticut towns
Middlefield is a town of 4,217 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for cycling than 89% of Connecticut towns and easier by car than 80% of Connecticut towns.
4,217 people · median home $376,000 · income $99,837 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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16Litchfield, Connecticut
Quieter than 88% of Connecticut towns
Litchfield is a town of 8,192 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 87% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 86% of Connecticut towns.
8,192 people · median home $391,900 · income $102,609 · Jan low 15°F · 54 in snow
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15Old Lyme, Connecticut
Quieter than 89% of Connecticut towns
Old Lyme is a town of 7,628 people, Connecticut. It also ranks more seaside character than 95% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 90% of Connecticut towns.
7,628 people · median home $484,200 · income $131,899 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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14Westbrook, Connecticut
Quieter than 90% of Connecticut towns
Westbrook is a town of 6,769 people, Connecticut. It also ranks hipper than 97% of Connecticut towns and more seaside character than 95% of Connecticut towns.
6,769 people · median home $434,300 · income $91,202 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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13Thompson, Connecticut
Quieter than 91% of Connecticut towns
Thompson is a town of 9,189 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 90% of Connecticut towns and easier by car than 81% of Connecticut towns.
9,189 people · median home $291,900 · income $93,629 · Jan low 15°F · 39 in snow
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12North Stonington, Connecticut
Quieter than 92% of Connecticut towns
North Stonington is a town of 5,149 people, Connecticut. It also ranks easier by car than 97% of Connecticut towns and better for families than 90% of Connecticut towns.
5,149 people · median home $397,100 · income $123,938 · Jan low 25°F · 31 in snow
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11Coventry Lake, Connecticut
Quieter than 93% of Connecticut towns
Coventry Lake is a community of 2,823 people, Connecticut. It also ranks easier by car than 98% of Connecticut towns.
2,823 people · median home $262,700 · income $73,224 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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10Durham, Connecticut
Quieter than 93% of Connecticut towns
Durham is a community of 3,771 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for families than 97% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 74% of Connecticut towns.
3,771 people · median home $401,700 · income $152,396 · Jan low 19°F
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9Durham, Connecticut
Quieter than 93% of Connecticut towns
Durham is a town of 7,152 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for families than 97% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 74% of Connecticut towns.
7,152 people · median home $424,800 · income $158,857 · Jan low 19°F
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8Lordship, Connecticut
Quieter than 95% of Connecticut towns
Lordship is a community of 2,954 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 100% of Connecticut towns and more seaside character than 95% of Connecticut towns.
2,954 people · median home $465,200 · income $84,606 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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7Sharon, Connecticut
Quieter than 96% of Connecticut towns
Sharon is a town of 2,680 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for retirees than 100% of Connecticut towns and better for cycling than 98% of Connecticut towns.
2,680 people · median home $590,700 · income $100,518 · Jan low 14°F · 62 in snow
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6Goshen, Connecticut
Quieter than 97% of Connecticut towns
Goshen is a town of 3,150 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 94% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 90% of Connecticut towns.
3,150 people · median home $482,400 · income $152,093 · Jan low 14°F · 75 in snow
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5Sherman, Connecticut
Quieter than 98% of Connecticut towns
Sherman is a town of 3,527 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 99% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 96% of Connecticut towns.
3,527 people · median home $497,300 · income $116,000 · Jan low 16°F · 52 in snow
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4Canterbury, Connecticut
Quieter than 98% of Connecticut towns
Canterbury is a town of 5,045 people, Connecticut. It also ranks easier by car than 99% of Connecticut towns and better for families than 72% of Connecticut towns.
5,045 people · median home $334,200 · income $103,198 · Jan low 17°F · 38 in snow
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3Lebanon, Connecticut
Quieter than 98% of Connecticut towns

Photo: Korossyl (talk) (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Lebanon is a town of 7,142 people, Connecticut. It also ranks easier by car than 85% of Connecticut towns and better for families than 84% of Connecticut towns.
7,142 people · median home $345,900 · income $109,135 · Jan low 18°F · 33 in snow
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2Killingworth, Connecticut
Quieter than 99% of Connecticut towns
Killingworth is a town of 6,174 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for families than 98% of Connecticut towns and better for retirees than 85% of Connecticut towns.
6,174 people · median home $446,200 · income $140,655 · Jan low 19°F
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1Columbia, Connecticut
Quieter than 100% of Connecticut towns
Columbia is a town of 5,272 people, Connecticut. It also ranks better for retirees than 84% of Connecticut towns and better for families than 72% of Connecticut towns.
5,272 people · median home $361,500 · income $127,000 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)