Avon Ranks High In CT 'Best Places To Live' List

AVON, CT — Avon is among the top five best places to live in Connecticut, according to an annual ranking.

The ranking is compiled by Niche, which specializes in connecting students and families with communities, colleges and schools. Avon made No. 4 on the list.

The top five are:

1. West Hartford
2. Southport
3. Weatogue
4. Avon
5. Simsbury

Niche's report on Avon can be found here. The company also ranked the town No. 2 on its list of "Best Places to Raise a Family in the Hartford Area," behind Weatogue (a neighborhood in Simsbury).

This is the eighth consecutive year that Niche has produced its rankings. This year, it ranked The Woodlands, Texas as the Best City To Live in America, followed by Cambridge, Massachusetts at No. 2 and Naperville, Illinois at No. 3.

Chesterbrook, a Philadelphia suburb, was named this year's "Best Place to Live in America."

To create the rankings, Niche uses government data combined with millions of resident reviews. It considers factors such as affordability, the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, public schools, walkability and more.