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Best Places To Live, Work, Play In CT: 2024 Recap

Some of the best places to live in the country are towns and cities in Connecticut. Here are the lists.

CONNECTICUT — Some of the best places to live in the country are towns and cities in Connecticut, according to a handful of national rankings released in 2024 that look at quality of life indicators.

There’s no one quality that makes a town or city a great place to live. High quality schools, hospitals and medical facilities and a robust cultural and dining scene all matters. So do good jobs and places to play and have fun.

Publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Money, Forbes and Fortune and the ratings and review site Niche used different methodologies to compile their lists. Read more about why Connecticut’s cities and towns were mentioned in these rankings:

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Good jobs, whether at one of the country’s fastest-growing startups or a mid-sized or large company, also make communities more livable. Read more:

Connecticut also got mentions in rankings of places for a getaway or vacation. Read more:

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