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Connecticut
Top 100
City Population
North Haven 23,700
Rocky Hill 19,400
Somers 12,000
Trumbull 35,700
Other cities
City Population
Avon 16,800
Bethel 9,200
Branford Center 6,000
Bridgeport 144,500
Bristol 60,800
Brookfield 15,900
Cheshire 29,400
Colchester 14,800
Cromwell 13,700
Danbury 79,500
Darien 20,200
Derby 12,800
East Haven 29,600
East Lyme 18,800
Fairfield 58,500
Farmington 24,600
Greenwich 62,800
Guilford Center 2,700
Hamden 59,300
Hartford 124,300
Kensington 8,700
Ledyard 15,300
Mansfield 25,100
Middletown 47,300
Milford 52,100
Naugatuck 31,600
New Canaan 19,800
New Haven 130,300
New Milford 29,400
Newington 30,000
Norwalk 84,600
Oakville 9,100
Old Saybrook 10,900
Orange 13,600
Portland 9,200
Redding 8,700
Seymour 15,700
Shelton 39,000
Simsbury 23,900
South Windsor 24,900
Southwood Acres 8,200
Stamford 122,300
Storrs 14,300
Stratford 50,000
Tolland 14,400
Wallingford Center 18,200
Waterbury 108,900
Waterford 19,900
West Hartford 64,600
Weston 10,300
Westport 26,300
Wethersfield 26,700
Wilton 18,200
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Top-earning towns
  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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Hottest
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Most singles
  % single residents
State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Youngest
  Median age
Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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