Ridgefield Ranked Among Best Places To Live In Connecticut For 2025

RIDGEFIELD, CT — Ridgefield has been named one of the best places to live in the state of Connecticut in an annual ranking compiled by Niche.com.

The town was ranked 17th in the latest annual tabulation, released by Niche on Monday.

Niche analysts once again named West Hartford the best place to live in Connecticut, in the 2025 edition.

Now in its 11th year, the ranking from the data-driven platform Niche is designed to help everyone from young people just starting their careers or families to retirees decide where they want to live. The report analyzes places of various sizes, including cities with populations of 100,000 or more, suburbs and neighborhoods.

Ridgefield scored an overall A+ grade. Family life and the public schools also scored the max. The town received an A for Health & Fitness, and an A- in the category of Crime & Safety. Analysts ranked Nightlife and Jobs a B+, gave a B to the Commute, and a B- to the town's Housing and Diversity.

The rankings are based on a wide range of public data sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, combined with millions of resident reviews.

Niche said Community attributes considered in developing the list included the health of the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, area public schools and walkability, among others. (More on methodology.)

The Niche Top 100 Places To Live In Connecticut in 2025 are listed here.