BEST PLACES TO LIVE 2009
Money's list of America's best small towns
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL097 7270.html
77. Trumbull, CT
WINNER Top 100 rank: 77 Population: 35,900 Compare Trumbull to Top 10 Best Places Once a farming town, Trumbull has preserved the largest amount of open space per capita in Connecticut. The school district is among the best in the state. Trumbull is an hour away from New York City, making daily commutes possible and increasing the variety of jobs available to residents. A nearby commercial strip offers big-name chains, while the downtown's Main Street provides smaller independent businesses and theatres. --R.G.
Is Trumbull a great town, or what?
Trumbull stats
Financial
City stats Best places avg.
Median family income
(per year)
$113,330
$97,441
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$75,958 6.00% 5.00%I 3.00%I
$95,041 5.63% 6.06%
State sales tax State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
3.07%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state)
$2,086
$1,744
Job growth % (2000-2008)* See jobs near Trumbull Housing Median home price Average property taxes
(2007)
8.14%
19.58%
City stats
Best places avg.
$392,500 $6,061
$262,148 $3,853
See Trumbull homes for sale Education Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)
City stats Best places avg.
16
20
40.0%
25.6%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)
28.3%
28.2%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) Quality of life Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
79.0/21.0
90.1/9.9
City stats
Best places avg.
70.0% 1 18 21.0 18.3%
78.6% 1 19 22.5 13.8%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) Property crime incidents (per 1,000) Median commute time (in minutes) % population with commute
45 mins. or longer % population walk or bike to work Leisure and culture Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
0.9%
City stats
2.3%
Best places avg.
33
24
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
2,477
1,923
Bars
(within 15 miles)
68
174
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
245
148
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
69
53
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)
14 38 2.7
7 17 1.2
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) Arts funding (Dollars per person of state
funds spent on arts)
Weather Annual rainfall
(inches)
City stats
Best places avg.
48.96 27 83.7° 19.8°
City stats
39.77 27 85.5° 21.0°
Best places avg.
% clear days in the area High temp in July ° F Low temp in Jan ° F Meet the neighbors Median age Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
41.4 68.9% 67.0% 5.2%
36.6 71.9% 62.9% 7.7%
Married % Divorced % Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
30.4
58.9