The 10 'Worst Places to Live' in Connecticut: Report

By Brian McCready

RoadSnacks is back with its latest list called “These Are the 10 Worst Places to Live in Connecticut.”

Most recently, the RoadSnacks lists and rankings have included a breakdown of Ashley Madison cheaters by town in Connecticut, and the top 10 most redneck places to live in the Nutmeg State.

As always, the authors say their lists are based on science and are not meant to be a slight against any community.

Here’s their disclaimer in their own words: “Again, this isn’t a knock on any particular place. It’s an unbiased, research-driven analysis,” RoadSnacks writes.

The authors state that Connecticut is a “semi-wealthy enclave where the rich ‘summer’ and everyone else does whatever Connecticut people do. It’s a pretty nifty state.”

RoadSnacks analyzed 268 cities in Connecticut and based its list on a community’s high crime rate, quality of an education system, and the overall health of a local economy.

RoadSnacks sifted through FBI crime data, government census, and labor statistics.

Low marks were given for high unemployment rates, high housing vacancy rate, long commute times, and poor weather.

And after analyzing all of that, they concluded that these are the 10 worst places to live in Connecticut:

1. Bridgeport
2. Georgetown
3. South Woodstock
4. Hartford
5. Killingly
6. Westbrook
7. East Brooklyn
8. Windham
9. Seymour
10. Putnam

Bridgeport and Hartford were both cited for its high unemployment and crime rates, while Westbrook and Seymour were included because one out of three homes are vacant.

Westbrook also had, on average, a low income level and Seymour residents pay 44 percent more to live in their town than most other comparable communities, the report concludes.

What do you think of the list? Did RoadSnacks get it right? Let us know in the comments section below.

Read the full RoadSnacks report here.

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