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This Locale Is Named Connecticut's Best Winter Destination This Locale Is Named Connecticut's Best Winter Destination
This Locale Is Named Connecticut's Best Winter Destination Here's the best place in Connecticut to visit in the winter, according to a new ranking.  The website 24/7 Wall St. has named Stonington borough the best Connecticut destination in its list of the best winter destinations in all 50 states. The borough is located in the town of Stonington in New London County.  To create the list, the site used information from lists across a number of websites, including Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic and more. According to the report, the borough is filled with quaint locations to visit in the wintertime, including shops and…

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by Nicole Valinote
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This Fairfield County Town Is Connecticut's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings This Fairfield County Town Is Connecticut's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings
This Fairfield County Town Is Connecticut's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings A new report reveals the best place to live in each state, and a Fairfield County town is ranked No. 1 in Connecticut. The town of Darien was ranked as the “best place to live” in the Nutmeg State according to 24/7 Wall St.  With 21,519 residents, Darien’s population rose by approximately 4.6 percent within the last five years. It has a median home value of $1,248,200. Darien’s median household income is $208,125. Studies show four out of five Darien adults also have a Bachelor’s degree or higher, prompting 24/7 Wall St. to refer to the town as “home to one of the wealthiest and best-…

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by Valerie Musson
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This Place Ranks As Poorest In Connecticut This Place Ranks As Poorest In Connecticut
This Place Ranks As Poorest In Connecticut While America is among the richest countries in the world, it is also home to several poor communities, even in Connecticut. A new study by 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the median annual household income of more than 2,600 cities, towns and villages to determine which municipalities are the poorest in each state across the country. “North America, home to less than than 5 percent of the global population, accounts for about one-fourth of global economic output,” 24/7 Wall St. said. “Meanwhile, in South Asia, where nearly 25 percent of the world’s population resides, the region’s economic activity…

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by Zak Failla
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This Fairfield County School District Ranked As Best In Nation This Fairfield County School District Ranked As Best In Nation
This Fairfield County School District Ranked As Best In Nation New Canaan School District was named the "best school district" in Connecticut by 24/7 Wall St. The financial news and opinion company based in Delaware ranks Best School Districts in every state. The survey based its top ranking on New Canaan's per student spending of $22,023 and percent of adults with a bachelor's degree, at 77.7 percent. Its district enrollment is 4,201. In addition to bachelor's degrees and spending, the company evaluated school districts by creating an index based on data in these categories: child poverty, teacher-student ratios, preschool enrollment and A…

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by Jon Craig
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Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In' Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In'
Fairfield City Named Connecticut's 'Best To Live In' As if anyone who calls it home needed to be told, Danbury has once again been named one of the top 50 cities to live in the United States by 24/7 Wall St. In their latest "Best Cities to Live in Every State," Danbury earned top honors in New York (seventh overall), just behind Centennial in Colorado and a spot ahead of Wilmington, D.E. Hoover, Alabama topped the list.  To determine which cities made the list, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data of the 550 U.S. cities with populations greater than 65,000 or more as measured by the Census Bureau. The rankings are based on a range of variabl…

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by Zak Failla