Counties in Connecticut
Fairfield County
Fairfield County is in the southwest corner of CT along the coast and is the most affluent county in CT, there are about 566 people per square mile and the median household income is around $87,268. Fairfield has the best schools in the state as well, 7 of the top 10 school districts in the state are in Fairfield. Fairfield is a suburban county with plenty of colonial, dutch colonial, ranch houses, and bungalows close to the shore.
Hartford County
Hartford County is in the central northern area of CT, there are about 469 people per square mile and the median household income is around $62,590. Hartford has a very good school system, they have 5-star ratings from K-12. Hartford is a generally suburban county with many colonial and ranch houses.
Litchfield County
Litchfield County is in the northwest corner of CT and is one of the most rural counties in the state. There are about 80 people per square mile and the median household income is around $79,639. Litchfield has the 2nd highest ranked school system in the state, but unfortunately that school system only goes K-8, after that the rating plummets to 2-stars for high schools in that area. Litchfield has many ranch-style homes and barns.
Middlesex County
Middlesex County is in the central southern area of CT along the coast, there are about 173 people per square mile and the median household income is around $69,639. Middlesex has good school systems that are rated 4-stars all the way from K-12. Middlesex is a fairly suburban county with a lot of colonial, ranch houses, and bungalows near the shore.
New Haven County
New Haven County is between Fairfield and Middlesex County in the central southern area of CT along the coast, there are about 549 people per square mile and the median household income is around $61,114. New Haven has very good school systems that are rated 5-stars all the way from K-12. New Haven is a suburban county with plenty of colonial, ranch houses, and bungalows towards the shore.
New London County
New London County is in the southeastern part of CT along the coast, there are about 159 per square mile and the median household income is around $65,419. New London has very good school systems rated 5-stars for grades K-8 but after that it goes down to only 3-stars for grades 9-12. New London is fairly suburban but part of it is made up of beach towns so there are colonial and ranch houses but there are also bungalows as you get closer to the shore.
Tolland County
Tolland County is between Hartford and Windham County in the central northern part of CT, there are about 144 people per square mile and the median household income is around $78,175. Tolland has good school systems rated 4-stars all the way from K-12. Tolland is somewhat suburban but fairly rural as well, there are many colonial and ranch houses and barns.
Windham County
Windham County is in the northeast corner of CT and is one of the most rural counties in the state. There are about 89 people per square mile and the median household income is around $59,370. Windham has good school systems rated 4-stars from K-8 but only rated 3-stars from 9-12. Windham has plenty of colonial and ranch houses and barns.
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