Fastest Growing Cities in Connecticut (2026)

167 cities

City	Rank	Annual Change ↓	2026 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Cheshire	1	4.33%	33,380	28,310
Granby	2	3.74%	12,665	10,890
Mansfield	3	3.31%	29,910	19,446
Bethel	4	2.92%	22,784	20,324
Farmington	5	2.74%	29,777	26,635
Rocky Hill	6	2.48%	22,459	20,755
Groton	7	2.28%	40,574	38,329
Brookfield	8	1.98%	18,922	17,469
Stonington	9	1.69%	19,428	18,319
North Haven	10	1.69%	25,698	24,129
Fairfield	11	1.63%	67,470	61,487
Darien	12	1.48%	23,204	21,445
New Haven	13	1.48%	141,686	129,314
Suffield	14	1.44%	16,432	15,684
Easton	15	1.4%	8,037	7,584
Canterbury	16	1.38%	5,368	5,048
Monroe	17	1.27%	19,765	18,773
Harwinton	18	1.25%	5,832	5,474
Somers	19	1.23%	11,177	10,080
Sterling	20	1.23%	3,786	3,573
Trumbull	21	1.22%	39,015	36,610
Stratford	22	1.22%	54,934	52,230
Thompson	23	1.19%	9,743	9,192
Voluntown	24	1.19%	2,714	2,568
Shelton	25	1.18%	43,826	40,762
Derby	26	1.16%	13,216	12,312
New London	27	1.14%	28,727	26,789
Westport	28	1.11%	28,622	27,069
Sherman	29	1.1%	3,681	3,515
Scotland	30	1.05%	1,632	1,572
Hampton	31	1.01%	1,795	1,729
Eastford	32	0.99%	1,740	1,647
Barkhamsted	33	0.99%	3,791	3,645
New Britain	34	0.96%	77,335	72,943
Greenwich	35	0.92%	65,798	63,328
Woodstock	36	0.92%	8,590	8,224
Goshen	37	0.91%	3,325	3,150
Brooklyn	38	0.88%	8,862	8,382
New Milford	39	0.88%	29,253	27,982
Plainville	40	0.87%	18,067	17,457
Middletown	41	0.84%	49,436	46,976
Beacon Falls	42	0.82%	6,375	6,008
Middlebury	43	0.82%	8,157	7,573
Putnam	44	0.81%	9,561	9,218
Morris	45	0.78%	2,326	2,247
East Haven	46	0.78%	28,391	27,832
Branford	47	0.77%	28,890	28,132
Bloomfield	48	0.76%	22,536	21,447
Pomfret	49	0.75%	4,421	4,266
Killingly	50	0.75%	18,365	17,716
Norwalk	51	0.73%	95,043	90,897
Chaplin	52	0.73%	2,211	2,150
Woodbridge	53	0.73%	9,264	9,057
Danbury	54	0.73%	89,990	86,095
Seymour	55	0.72%	17,389	16,711
Warren	56	0.72%	1,398	1,349
Washington	57	0.72%	3,775	3,639
Salisbury	58	0.72%	4,341	4,189
Bolton	59	0.71%	4,965	4,846
Canton	60	0.71%	10,419	10,086
Hebron	61	0.7%	9,384	9,071
Southbury	62	0.69%	20,624	19,863
Wolcott	63	0.69%	16,739	16,131
Ledyard	64	0.68%	15,789	15,393
Oxford	65	0.67%	13,444	12,711
Woodbury	66	0.67%	10,094	9,712
Ridgefield	67	0.67%	25,640	24,955
Bridgewater	68	0.65%	1,693	1,651
Stamford	69	0.65%	140,964	135,474
New Canaan	70	0.64%	21,434	20,535
Plainfield	71	0.64%	15,513	14,974
Watertown	72	0.64%	22,787	22,085
Newtown	73	0.64%	28,389	27,037
Bridgeport	74	0.64%	153,542	147,713
Wilton	75	0.63%	19,501	18,403
East Hampton	76	0.63%	13,275	12,697
Old Saybrook	77	0.62%	10,823	10,468
Burlington	78	0.62%	9,926	9,487
Montville	79	0.62%	18,135	18,061
Ashford	80	0.61%	4,315	4,190
East Granby	81	0.6%	5,342	5,208
Coventry	82	0.6%	12,595	12,220
East Windsor	83	0.6%	11,437	11,148
Weston	84	0.6%	10,616	10,320
Madison	85	0.59%	17,898	17,618
Southington	86	0.59%	44,721	43,431
Prospect	87	0.58%	9,685	9,374
Bristol	88	0.58%	62,920	60,744
Marlborough	89	0.58%	6,264	6,102
Avon	90	0.57%	19,324	18,875
Tolland	91	0.57%	14,907	14,530
Roxbury	92	0.56%	2,336	2,253
Plymouth	93	0.55%	12,011	11,652
North Stonington	94	0.54%	5,253	5,140
South Windsor	95	0.53%	27,352	26,868
Andover	96	0.53%	3,211	3,146
Ellington	97	0.53%	16,761	16,388
Kent	98	0.52%	3,116	3,017
Willington	99	0.51%	5,667	5,552
Preston	100	0.51%	4,905	4,786
Cornwall	101	0.5%	1,601	1,566
Berlin	102	0.5%	20,854	20,134
Guilford	103	0.5%	22,486	22,021
East Haddam	104	0.49%	9,151	8,858
Glastonbury	105	0.49%	35,901	35,065
Redding	106	0.48%	8,916	8,732
Naugatuck	107	0.48%	32,427	31,494
Hartland	108	0.47%	1,939	1,896
Canaan	109	0.46%	1,098	1,076
Bozrah	110	0.45%	2,448	2,421
Bethany	111	0.45%	5,372	5,281
Vernon	112	0.45%	31,173	30,168
Thomaston	113	0.45%	7,634	7,439
Stafford	114	0.43%	11,794	11,414
Waterbury	115	0.43%	116,917	113,889
West Hartford	116	0.43%	64,740	63,118
New Fairfield	117	0.43%	13,769	13,531
New Hartford	118	0.43%	6,768	6,614
Newington	119	0.42%	31,962	30,425
Manchester	120	0.42%	60,454	59,500
Franklin	121	0.42%	1,916	1,857
Simsbury	122	0.42%	25,565	24,499
Griswold	123	0.41%	11,779	11,422
Columbia	124	0.41%	5,403	5,266
Bethlehem	125	0.4%	3,477	3,389
Lisbon	126	0.4%	4,283	4,190
Sharon	127	0.4%	2,777	2,678
Wethersfield	128	0.4%	27,590	27,242
Lebanon	129	0.39%	7,197	7,129
Ansonia	130	0.39%	19,344	18,896
Litchfield	131	0.38%	8,397	8,182
East Hartford	132	0.38%	51,519	50,877
Waterford	133	0.38%	20,062	19,570
North Branford	134	0.37%	13,653	13,504
Norfolk	135	0.37%	1,613	1,582
Windsor Locks	136	0.36%	12,735	12,577
Windsor	137	0.36%	29,872	29,341
Colchester	138	0.35%	15,862	15,495
Enfield	139	0.34%	41,424	41,185
Hartford	140	0.34%	122,959	120,469
Sprague	141	0.34%	2,968	2,960
Deep River	142	0.33%	4,513	4,405
Wallingford	143	0.29%	44,651	44,533
Colebrook	144	0.29%	1,378	1,353
East Lyme	145	0.29%	19,114	18,443
North Canaan	146	0.28%	3,238	3,197
Winchester	147	0.27%	10,365	10,242
Portland	148	0.26%	9,528	9,361
Westbrook	149	0.23%	6,950	6,761
Salem	150	0.23%	4,346	4,198
Killingworth	151	0.22%	6,312	6,162
Torrington	152	0.22%	35,828	35,363
Orange	153	0.21%	14,493	14,229
Essex	154	0.19%	6,873	6,728
Lyme	155	0.16%	2,429	2,349
Middlefield	156	0.16%	4,288	4,208
Hamden	157	0.16%	61,708	60,736
Old Lyme	158	0.16%	7,745	7,604
Clinton	159	0.13%	13,503	13,173
Windham	160	0.13%	24,169	23,859
Chester	161	0.11%	3,756	3,739
Haddam	162	0.1%	8,824	8,437
Cromwell	163	0.1%	14,416	14,214
Durham	164	0.1%	7,244	7,141
Meriden	165	0.09%	60,962	60,622
Norwich	166	-0.02%	39,980	40,018
West Haven	167	-0.08%	55,292	55,553

Connecticut Growth Overview

Connecticut's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Cheshire leads with 4.33% annualized growth, followed by Granby (3.74%) and Mansfield (3.31%). The largest population centers are Bridgeport (153,542), New Haven (141,686), and Stamford (140,964). Of the 167 cities over 1,000 population, 165 are growing while 2 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.74% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 4.28% annually.

Fastest Growing Cities in Connecticut (2026)

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