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