Town Rankings
Connecticut Magazine: Darien 3rd Best Among State’s Affluent Towns, Best in Education
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Connecticut Magazine, in its annual ranking of towns and cities in Connecticut, rates Darien as the third “best” among the state’s expensive towns and the best town in that group in terms of education. The rankings are published in the magazine’s November issue and rely on various kinds of data in five different categories — “culture & leisure,” economy, crime, “community engagement” and education. Each town in a particular economic group (based on home value) is then ranked and the ranking numbers are added up — Westport had the lowest total with 50 (giving it the best score), Ridgefield had 51 and Darien had 56. Darienites will want to know that, yes, we beat New Canaan (which scored 66 for 8th place overall). The other top contenders:
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