Population: 14,300
Percent single: 71.2%
Storrs is the home of UConn as well as residence (past and present) of stars as diverse as Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Peter Tork of the Monkees and the late Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics. In 2005 Storrs was named by Slate as "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster." Head out to Storrs sometime and check out the Spring Weekend concert which attracts top-drawer talent like Third Eye Blind and Kanye West year after year.
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