Redding ranked 20th while Easton came in at No. 33. Trumbull was ranked 37th.
Niche compiled data across dozens of metrics including Higher Education Rate, Cost of Living Diversity, Crime and Safety, Jobs and Nightlife. The company then distilled these metrics into letter grades.
Redding received an A+ overall grade while Trumbull and Easton each got an A.
New Canaan was the highest rated municipality in Fairfield County and placed behind only Simsbury throughout the state.
Other Fairfield County towns in the top 50 included:
- Old Greenwich, No. 3
- Weston, No.5
- Ridgefield, No. 8
- Greenwich, No. 9
- Darien, No. 12
- Riverside, No. 14
- Cos Cob, No. 15
- Wilton, No. 16
- Westport, No. 17
- Fairfield, No. 21
- Southport, No. 23
- Newtown, No. 29
- Pemberwick, No. 32
- Glenville, No. 35
- Byram, No. 38
- Bethel, No. 47
- Brookfield, No. 48.
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