What is the #1 cheapest places to live in connecticut?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Canaan	1,297	87.5
2	Willimantic	17,774	94.9
3	Poquonock Bridge	1,108	96.7
4	Blue Hills	1,989	99.0
5	Plainfield Village	2,260	100.2
6	Rockville	6,657	100.3
7	Hartford	119,970	102.3
8	Jewett City	3,412	102.5
9	Waterbury	114,356	106.7
10	New Preston	1,121	106.9
11	Putnam	7,120	109.1
12	New Britain	73,301	109.1
13	Storrs	13,502	109.1
14	East Brooklyn	2,008	111.0
15	Winsted	7,074	111.9
16	Stafford Springs	4,801	112.7
17	Norwich	39,992	113.6
18	New London	27,199	113.7
19	Torrington	35,481	114.1
20	New Hartford Center	1,691	116.1
21	East Hartford	50,798	116.2
22	New Haven	132,893	116.3
23	Groton	9,343	116.4
24	Coventry Lake	2,358	117.3
25	Meriden	60,418	117.4
26	Danielson	4,185	117.6
27	Terryville	5,112	118.6
28	South Windham	1,391	119.4
29	Somers	2,081	119.7
30	Heritage Village	4,517	121.1
31	Thomaston	2,073	121.3
32	Bridgeport	148,012	121.6
33	Manchester	36,561	122.1
34	North Grosvenor Dale	1,097	122.4
35	Moosup	3,218	122.9
36	Oxoboxo River	2,912	123.4
37	Quinebaug	1,163	124.1
38	Thompsonville	7,473	124.4
39	Pawcatuck	5,475	124.8
40	Salmon Brook	2,229	127.4
41	Deep River Center	2,636	127.4
42	South Woodstock	1,294	127.5
43	Baltic	1,266	128.3
44	Stratford Downtown	1,758	128.4
45	Branford Center	6,130	128.8
46	Wauregan	1,209	129.1
47	Bristol	61,129	129.2
48	Derby	12,359	129.9
49	Waterford	3,496	129.9
50	Moodus	1,815	130.5
51	West Haven	55,147	130.8
52	Middletown	47,646	131.0
53	Brooklyn	1,045	131.0
54	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	8,590	131.8
55	Windsor Locks	12,555	131.8
56	Ansonia	18,951	132.7
57	Wallingford Center	18,107	133.0
58	Portland	5,970	133.9
59	Colchester	4,624	133.9
60	East Haven	27,729	135.0
61	Chester Center	1,876	135.4
62	New Milford	7,632	136.5
63	Oakville	9,233	136.9
64	Naugatuck	31,634	138.1
65	Watertown	4,215	138.3
66	Westbrook Center	2,529	138.9
67	South Coventry	1,509	140.5
68	Hazardville	6,482	140.6
69	Clinton	3,547	140.6
70	Canton Valley	1,364	142.5
71	Niantic	3,302	143.7
72	Newington	30,551	143.8
73	Tariffville	1,607	144.7
74	Plantsville	2,045	146.0
75	Broad Brook	3,550	146.4
76	Sherwood Manor	5,781	147.7
77	Old Saybrook Center	2,063	149.2
78	Northwest Harwinton	3,126	149.4
79	Bethel	11,606	149.9
80	Bethlehem Village	2,275	150.8
81	Southwood Acres	8,154	151.3
82	Danbury	86,086	151.9
83	Oronoque	3,908	153.0
84	Kensington	9,936	153.4
85	Lake Pocotopaug	4,715	155.4
86	Litchfield	1,274	155.8
87	Lordship	3,613	160.6
88	Cheshire Village	6,049	160.9
89	East Hampton	3,159	161.2
90	Collinsville	4,001	162.3
91	Wethersfield	27,180	162.4
92	Northford	6,161	162.6
93	Milford city (balance)	50,749	165.4
94	Woodmont	1,591	165.5
95	Guilford Center	2,272	166.3
96	Suffield Depot	1,947	170.5
97	Old Mystic	3,189	172.3
98	Shelton	41,402	172.4
99	Noank	1,617	173.9
100	North Haven	24,177	177.3
101	Wilton Center	1,730	179.3
102	Norwalk	91,375	179.8
103	Durham	3,508	181.6
104	Higganum	1,549	181.7
105	Inglenook	1,162	181.9
106	Woodbury Center	1,491	185.2
107	West Hartford	63,809	185.6
108	Glastonbury Center	7,860	187.4
109	Saybrook Manor	1,404	189.3
110	Ball Pond	2,623	193.0
111	Stamford	135,806	193.5
112	Byram	5,011	195.5
113	Gales Ferry	1,027	196.4
114	Trumbull Center	10,137	200.2
115	Crystal Lake	1,963	200.3
116	Essex Village	2,722	201.7
117	Mystic	4,441	202.0
118	Simsbury Center	6,326	204.8
119	North Granby	1,510	205.4
120	Sandy Hook	9,718	206.7
121	Stepney	3,489	208.2
122	Orange	14,251	210.8
123	Route 7 Gateway	1,032	211.0
124	Long Hill	8,597	216.9
125	Newtown	1,968	223.6
126	Weatogue	2,851	225.0
127	Ridgefield	7,103	230.0
128	Pemberwick	3,455	230.8
129	West Simsbury	2,878	249.3
130	Greenwich	14,528	250.1
131	Tashua	3,436	265.8
132	East Village	3,744	266.2
133	Madison Center	1,818	266.3
134	Darien Downtown	1,329	267.5
135	Lakes East	1,295	269.8
136	Georgetown	1,751	272.0
137	Southport	1,529	272.9
138	South Wilton	1,453	273.4
139	New Canaan	7,032	277.1
140	Cos Cob	7,354	283.6
141	Glenville	2,663	286.7
142	Daniels Farm	5,995	289.0
143	Mill Plain	1,980	294.2
144	Riverside	9,216	300.3
145	Ridgebury	1,949	304.0
146	Saugatuck	3,091	304.2
147	Staples	6,985	305.0
148	Poplar Plains	1,203	305.5
149	Westport Village	2,863	311.7
150	Lakes West	1,308	322.0
151	Noroton Heights	2,949	324.4
152	Noroton	5,522	324.6
153	Old Greenwich	6,904	324.6
154	Old Hill	3,078	324.6
155	Compo	3,561	324.6
156	Tokeneke	2,466	324.6
157	Coleytown	3,479	324.6
158	Greens Farms	3,022	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Connecticut are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in connecticut?: Canaan ranks #1 with 87.5 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in connecticut?: 1. Canaan (87.5), 2. Willimantic (94.9), 3. Poquonock Bridge (96.7), 4. Blue Hills (99.0), 5. Plainfield Village (100.2)
How many cities in Connecticut are ranked?: This ranking includes 158 cities in Connecticut with available data.

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