2010-2030 Town Projections -- Summarized in Five Groups
For the purpose of examining trends occurring at the town and state levels, the CtSDC grouped the 169 Connecticut Towns into one of five categories —Urban Core, Urban Periphery, Suburban, Wealthy and Rural. Group membership was determined by combining towns with similar population density.
Using these Projections
Various components of the projections, such as counts for individual towns, might not sum to counts for larger areas such as counties or the state. Statistical methods were used to optimize extrapolations for each separate geographic level. See Methodology for clarification.
To compare a specific Group to state-wide data, use the roll-up of the Five Groups!
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Membership in one of Connecticut's
"Five Towns" is described more fully in a 2004 report. [NOTE: Give this file about a minute to load.]
A Town preceded by ">" means the Town projection is preliminary and will change. Awaiting data from Dept. of Education.
Urban Core
This group of towns is characterized as having the (1) lowest income, (2) highest poverty, and the (3) highest
population density, with an extremely high population density being the primary characteristic for this category.
The city of Bridgeport, located on the coast in southwestern Connecticut, is most representative of this group.
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New Britain New Haven |
New London Waterbury |
West Haven |
Urban Periphery
These towns are characterized by (1) below average income, (2) average poverty, and
(3) high population density. In 2000, 36% of the state's population lived in the Urban Periphery,
making this the group with the highest population. These towns are best described as transitional towns between the
urban cores and the suburbs. Located in eastern Connecticut, Norwich was the most representative of this group.
Suburban
These towns are characterized by (1) above average income, (2) low poverty, and
(3) moderate population density. Towns in this group are best distinguishd as suburbs of more densely
populated urban areas. Located in the midsection of Connecticut, Cheshire was the most representative of this group,
being a suburb to both Waterbury and New Haven.
Wealthy
This group of towns can be characterized by (1) exceptionally high income, (2) low poverty, and
(3) moderate population density. The single variable that best distinguishes this group is its high income or wealth.
Located in southwest Connecticut, Westport was the most representative of this group in 2000.
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Greenwich New Canaan |
Ridgefield Weston |
Westport Wilton |
Rural
This group of towns can be characterized by (1) average income, (2) below average poverty, and
(3) lowest population density. The single variable that best distinguishes this group is its low population density.
Located in southeast corner of Connecticut, North Stonington was the most representative of this group in 2000.
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