Do You Live in the Most Boring Town in Connecticut?

By Brian McCready and Jaimie Cura

RoadSnacks compiled what it claims are the “10 Most Boring Places to Live in Connecticut” list and they say it’s based on scientific data, not opinions.

“This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment,” author Sam Sparkes wrote. “Don’t freak out.”

Sparkes clearly had some fun with the report.

“Of course, if cornfields, farmland, and a place to settle down and have children is what you’re looking for, then maybe these “most boring places” in Connecticut are, in fact, your perfect match,” he wrote. “To each his own, right?”

According to RoadSnacks, West Simsbury has the dubious honor of being the most boring place to live in all of Connecticut.

“But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of West Simsbury,” he wrote. “There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Connecticut as well.”

10 Most Boring Connecticut Towns: RoadSnacks

1. West Simsbury
2. Orange
3. Essex Village
4. Georgetown
5. Northwest Harwinton
6. North Haven
7. Somers
8. Westport
9. Old Saybrook
10. Cheshire

Are these towns boring? Or do they have hidden gems that make for interesting adventures?

The author said data was compiled to find the most “mind-numbing and down-right exhausting places to live in Connecticut” by examining all communities with a population of over 5,000.”

Then they drilled down to examine the percentage of the population over the age of 35, the percentage of households with married people, the percentage of households with kids, and the households with the percentage of people over the age of 65.

The higher the percentage on all of the above was considered more boring, according to the report. Conversely, if a community had a low percentage of 18-34 year-olds, they were considered more boring.

Wondering which towns ranked as the least boring? RoadSnacks has a list for that.

RoadSnacks’ Top 10 Least Boring Connecticut Towns

1. New London
2. New Haven
3. Storrs
4. Jewett City
5. Rockville
6. Hartford city
7. Thompsonville
8. Willimantic
9. New Britain
10. Bridgeport

Read the full RoadSnacks report here and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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