Fastest Growing Cities in Connecticut (2025)

334 cities

City	Rank	Annual Change ↓	2025 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Cheshire	1	4.52%	31,995	28,412
Cheshire	2	4.52%	31,995	28,310
Granby	3	3.89%	12,208	10,893
Granby	4	3.89%	12,208	10,890
Mansfield	5	3.42%	28,953	27,192
Mansfield	6	3.42%	28,953	19,446
Bethel	7	3.01%	22,137	20,369
Bethel	8	3.01%	22,137	20,324
Farmington	9	2.82%	28,983	26,708
Farmington	10	2.82%	28,983	26,635
Rocky Hill	11	2.54%	21,916	20,838
Rocky Hill	12	2.54%	21,916	20,755
Groton	13	2.34%	39,668	38,392
Groton	14	2.34%	39,668	38,329
Brookfield	15	2.02%	18,554	17,528
Brookfield	16	2.02%	18,554	17,469
Stonington	17	1.72%	19,105	18,347
Stonington	18	1.72%	19,105	18,319
North Haven	19	1.72%	25,271	24,229
North Haven	20	1.72%	25,271	24,129
Fairfield	21	1.66%	66,385	61,514
Fairfield	22	1.66%	66,385	61,487
Darien	23	1.5%	22,866	21,501
Darien	24	1.5%	22,866	21,445
New Haven	25	1.5%	139,624	133,986
New Haven	26	1.5%	139,624	129,314
Suffield	27	1.47%	16,198	15,759
Suffield	28	1.47%	16,198	15,684
Easton	29	1.42%	7,926	7,607
Easton	30	1.42%	7,926	7,584
Canterbury	31	1.4%	5,295	5,042
Canterbury	32	1.4%	5,295	5,048
Monroe	33	1.29%	19,517	18,827
Monroe	34	1.29%	19,517	18,773
Harwinton	35	1.27%	5,760	5,483
Harwinton	36	1.27%	5,760	5,474
Somers	37	1.25%	11,041	10,258
Somers	38	1.25%	11,041	10,080
Sterling	39	1.25%	3,740	3,576
Sterling	40	1.25%	3,740	3,573
Trumbull	41	1.24%	38,544	36,828
Trumbull	42	1.24%	38,544	36,610
Stratford	43	1.23%	54,272	52,365
Stratford	44	1.23%	54,272	52,230
Thompson	45	1.21%	9,628	9,190
Thompson	46	1.21%	9,628	9,192
Voluntown	47	1.21%	2,682	2,570
Voluntown	48	1.21%	2,682	2,568
Shelton	49	1.19%	43,315	40,880
Shelton	50	1.19%	43,315	40,762
Derby	51	1.16%	13,065	12,326
Derby	52	1.16%	13,065	12,312
New London	53	1.15%	28,404	27,371
New London	54	1.15%	28,404	26,789
Westport	55	1.12%	28,309	27,142
Westport	56	1.12%	28,309	27,069
Sherman	57	1.11%	3,641	3,527
Sherman	58	1.11%	3,641	3,515
Scotland	59	1.06%	1,615	1,573
Scotland	60	1.06%	1,615	1,572
Hampton	61	1.02%	1,777	1,728
Hampton	62	1.02%	1,777	1,729
Eastford	63	1%	1,723	1,644
Eastford	64	1%	1,723	1,647
Barkhamsted	65	1%	3,754	3,650
Barkhamsted	66	1%	3,754	3,645
New Britain	67	0.96%	76,603	74,150
New Britain	68	0.96%	76,603	72,943
Greenwich	69	0.93%	65,196	63,529
Greenwich	70	0.93%	65,196	63,328
Woodstock	71	0.92%	8,512	8,228
Woodstock	72	0.92%	8,512	8,224
Goshen	73	0.92%	3,295	3,155
Goshen	74	0.92%	3,295	3,150
Brooklyn	75	0.88%	8,785	8,450
Brooklyn	76	0.88%	8,785	8,382
New Milford	77	0.88%	28,999	28,119
New Milford	78	0.88%	28,999	27,982
Plainville	79	0.87%	17,912	17,530
Plainville	80	0.87%	17,912	17,457
Middletown	81	0.84%	49,026	47,727
Middletown	82	0.84%	49,026	46,976
Beacon Falls	83	0.83%	6,323	6,004
Beacon Falls	84	0.83%	6,323	6,008
Middlebury	85	0.82%	8,091	7,563
Middlebury	86	0.82%	8,091	7,573
Putnam	87	0.82%	9,484	9,229
Putnam	88	0.82%	9,484	9,218
Morris	89	0.79%	2,308	2,250
Morris	90	0.79%	2,308	2,247
East Haven	91	0.78%	28,172	27,935
East Haven	92	0.78%	28,172	27,832
Branford	93	0.78%	28,669	28,272
Branford	94	0.78%	28,669	28,132
Bloomfield	95	0.76%	22,367	21,530
Bloomfield	96	0.76%	22,367	21,447
Pomfret	97	0.76%	4,388	4,267
Pomfret	98	0.76%	4,388	4,266
Killingly	99	0.75%	18,229	17,744
Killingly	100	0.75%	18,229	17,716
Norwalk	101	0.74%	94,352	91,188
Norwalk	102	0.74%	94,352	90,897
Chaplin	103	0.73%	2,195	2,152
Chaplin	104	0.73%	2,195	2,150
Woodbridge	105	0.73%	9,197	9,092
Woodbridge	106	0.73%	9,197	9,057
Danbury	107	0.73%	89,341	86,863
Danbury	108	0.73%	89,341	86,095
Seymour	109	0.73%	17,264	16,752
Seymour	110	0.73%	17,264	16,711
Warren	111	0.73%	1,388	1,352
Warren	112	0.73%	1,388	1,349
Washington	113	0.73%	3,748	3,645
Washington	114	0.73%	3,748	3,639
Salisbury	115	0.72%	4,310	4,199
Salisbury	116	0.72%	4,310	4,189
Bolton	117	0.72%	4,930	4,858
Bolton	118	0.72%	4,930	4,846
Canton	119	0.71%	10,346	10,125
Canton	120	0.71%	10,346	10,086
Hebron	121	0.7%	9,319	9,086
Hebron	122	0.7%	9,319	9,071
Southbury	123	0.69%	20,483	19,874
Southbury	124	0.69%	20,483	19,863
Wolcott	125	0.69%	16,625	16,131
Wolcott	126	0.69%	16,625	16,131
Ledyard	127	0.69%	15,682	15,428
Ledyard	128	0.69%	15,682	15,393
Oxford	129	0.68%	13,354	12,707
Oxford	130	0.68%	13,354	12,711
Woodbury	131	0.67%	10,027	9,724
Woodbury	132	0.67%	10,027	9,712
Ridgefield	133	0.67%	25,470	25,038
Ridgefield	134	0.67%	25,470	24,955
Bridgewater	135	0.66%	1,682	1,655
Bridgewater	136	0.66%	1,682	1,651
Stamford	137	0.66%	140,049	135,453
Stamford	138	0.66%	140,049	135,474
New Canaan	139	0.65%	21,297	20,608
New Canaan	140	0.65%	21,297	20,535
Plainfield	141	0.65%	15,414	14,979
Plainfield	142	0.65%	15,414	14,974
Watertown	143	0.64%	22,642	22,112
Watertown	144	0.64%	22,642	22,085
Newtown	145	0.64%	28,209	27,162
Newtown	146	0.64%	28,209	27,037
Bridgeport	147	0.64%	152,570	148,637
Bridgeport	148	0.64%	152,570	147,713
Wilton	149	0.64%	19,378	18,502
Wilton	150	0.64%	19,378	18,403
East Hampton	151	0.63%	13,192	12,716
East Hampton	152	0.63%	13,192	12,697
Old Saybrook	153	0.63%	10,756	10,486
Old Saybrook	154	0.63%	10,756	10,468
Burlington	155	0.62%	9,865	9,484
Burlington	156	0.62%	9,865	9,487
Montville	157	0.62%	18,024	18,385
Montville	158	0.62%	18,024	18,061
Ashford	159	0.61%	4,289	4,191
Ashford	160	0.61%	4,289	4,190
East Granby	161	0.61%	5,310	5,221
East Granby	162	0.61%	5,310	5,208
Coventry	163	0.6%	12,520	12,239
Coventry	164	0.6%	12,520	12,220
East Windsor	165	0.6%	11,369	11,194
East Windsor	166	0.6%	11,369	11,148
Weston	167	0.6%	10,553	10,354
Weston	168	0.6%	10,553	10,320
Madison	169	0.59%	17,793	17,686
Madison	170	0.59%	17,793	17,618
Southington	171	0.59%	44,459	43,520
Southington	172	0.59%	44,459	43,431
Prospect	173	0.58%	9,629	9,359
Prospect	174	0.58%	9,629	9,374
Bristol	175	0.58%	62,557	60,861
Bristol	176	0.58%	62,557	60,744
Marlborough	177	0.58%	6,228	6,134
Marlborough	178	0.58%	6,228	6,102
Avon	179	0.57%	19,215	18,934
Avon	180	0.57%	19,215	18,875
Tolland	181	0.57%	14,823	14,574
Tolland	182	0.57%	14,823	14,530
Roxbury	183	0.56%	2,323	2,256
Roxbury	184	0.56%	2,323	2,253
Plymouth	185	0.56%	11,945	11,664
Plymouth	186	0.56%	11,945	11,652
North Stonington	187	0.54%	5,225	5,149
North Stonington	188	0.54%	5,225	5,140
South Windsor	189	0.54%	27,207	26,918
South Windsor	190	0.54%	27,207	26,868
Andover	191	0.54%	3,194	3,149
Andover	192	0.54%	3,194	3,146
Ellington	193	0.53%	16,673	16,417
Ellington	194	0.53%	16,673	16,388
Kent	195	0.52%	3,100	3,023
Kent	196	0.52%	3,100	3,017
Willington	197	0.52%	5,638	5,564
Willington	198	0.52%	5,638	5,552
Preston	199	0.51%	4,880	4,794
Preston	200	0.51%	4,880	4,786
Cornwall	201	0.5%	1,593	1,568
Cornwall	202	0.5%	1,593	1,566
Berlin	203	0.5%	20,750	20,172
Berlin	204	0.5%	20,750	20,134
Guilford	205	0.5%	22,375	22,078
Guilford	206	0.5%	22,375	22,021
East Haddam	207	0.5%	9,106	8,874
East Haddam	208	0.5%	9,106	8,858
Glastonbury	209	0.49%	35,727	35,160
Glastonbury	210	0.49%	35,727	35,065
Redding	211	0.49%	8,873	8,765
Redding	212	0.49%	8,873	8,732
Naugatuck	213	0.48%	32,271	31,581
Naugatuck	214	0.48%	32,271	31,494
Hartland	215	0.47%	1,930	1,900
Hartland	216	0.47%	1,930	1,896
Canaan	217	0.46%	1,093	1,078
Canaan	218	0.46%	1,093	1,076
Bozrah	219	0.45%	2,437	2,427
Bozrah	220	0.45%	2,437	2,421
Bethany	221	0.45%	5,348	5,296
Bethany	222	0.45%	5,348	5,281
Vernon	223	0.45%	31,034	30,217
Vernon	224	0.45%	31,034	30,168
Thomaston	225	0.45%	7,600	7,446
Thomaston	226	0.45%	7,600	7,439
Stafford	227	0.44%	11,743	11,471
Stafford	228	0.44%	11,743	11,414
Waterbury	229	0.43%	116,412	114,457
Waterbury	230	0.43%	116,412	113,889
West Hartford	231	0.43%	64,462	63,596
West Hartford	232	0.43%	64,462	63,118
New Fairfield	233	0.43%	13,710	13,581
New Fairfield	234	0.43%	13,710	13,531
New Hartford	235	0.43%	6,739	6,624
New Hartford	236	0.43%	6,739	6,614
Newington	237	0.43%	31,827	30,545
Newington	238	0.43%	31,827	30,425
Manchester	239	0.42%	60,201	59,715
Manchester	240	0.42%	60,201	59,500
Franklin	241	0.42%	1,908	1,862
Franklin	242	0.42%	1,908	1,857
Simsbury	243	0.42%	25,459	24,523
Simsbury	244	0.42%	25,459	24,499
Griswold	245	0.41%	11,731	11,406
Griswold	246	0.41%	11,731	11,422
Columbia	247	0.41%	5,381	5,279
Columbia	248	0.41%	5,381	5,266
Bethlehem	249	0.41%	3,463	3,391
Bethlehem	250	0.41%	3,463	3,389
Lisbon	251	0.4%	4,266	4,194
Lisbon	252	0.4%	4,266	4,190
Sharon	253	0.4%	2,766	2,681
Sharon	254	0.4%	2,766	2,678
Wethersfield	255	0.4%	27,481	27,312
Wethersfield	256	0.4%	27,481	27,242
Lebanon	257	0.39%	7,169	7,145
Lebanon	258	0.39%	7,169	7,129
Ansonia	259	0.39%	19,269	18,922
Ansonia	260	0.39%	19,269	18,896
Litchfield	261	0.38%	8,365	8,194
Litchfield	262	0.38%	8,365	8,182
East Hartford	263	0.38%	51,323	51,050
East Hartford	264	0.38%	51,323	50,877
Waterford	265	0.38%	19,986	19,570
Waterford	266	0.38%	19,986	19,570
North Branford	267	0.38%	13,602	13,543
North Branford	268	0.38%	13,602	13,504
Norfolk	269	0.37%	1,607	1,585
Norfolk	270	0.37%	1,607	1,582
Windsor Locks	271	0.36%	12,689	12,608
Windsor Locks	272	0.36%	12,689	12,577
Windsor	273	0.36%	29,765	29,492
Windsor	274	0.36%	29,765	29,341
Colchester	275	0.35%	15,807	15,552
Colchester	276	0.35%	15,807	15,495
Enfield	277	0.35%	41,282	42,123
Enfield	278	0.35%	41,282	41,185
Hartford	279	0.34%	122,544	121,631
Hartford	280	0.34%	122,544	120,469
Sprague	281	0.34%	2,958	2,966
Sprague	282	0.34%	2,958	2,960
Deep River	283	0.33%	4,498	4,413
Deep River	284	0.33%	4,498	4,405
Wallingford	285	0.3%	44,520	44,695
Wallingford	286	0.3%	44,520	44,533
Colebrook	287	0.29%	1,374	1,356
Colebrook	288	0.29%	1,374	1,353
East Lyme	289	0.29%	19,059	18,688
East Lyme	290	0.29%	19,059	18,443
North Canaan	291	0.28%	3,229	3,206
North Canaan	292	0.28%	3,229	3,197
Winchester	293	0.27%	10,337	10,264
Winchester	294	0.27%	10,337	10,242
Portland	295	0.26%	9,503	9,379
Portland	296	0.26%	9,503	9,361
Westbrook	297	0.23%	6,934	6,768
Westbrook	298	0.23%	6,934	6,761
Salem	299	0.23%	4,336	4,204
Salem	300	0.23%	4,336	4,198
Killingworth	301	0.22%	6,298	6,172
Killingworth	302	0.22%	6,298	6,162
Torrington	303	0.22%	35,750	35,503
Torrington	304	0.22%	35,750	35,363
Orange	305	0.21%	14,462	14,265
Orange	306	0.21%	14,462	14,229
Essex	307	0.19%	6,860	6,739
Essex	308	0.19%	6,860	6,728
Lyme	309	0.17%	2,425	2,354
Lyme	310	0.17%	2,425	2,349
Middlefield	311	0.16%	4,281	4,216
Middlefield	312	0.16%	4,281	4,208
Hamden	313	0.16%	61,609	61,227
Hamden	314	0.16%	61,609	60,736
Old Lyme	315	0.16%	7,733	7,619
Old Lyme	316	0.16%	7,733	7,604
Clinton	317	0.13%	13,485	13,188
Clinton	318	0.13%	13,485	13,173
Windham	319	0.13%	24,137	24,426
Windham	320	0.13%	24,137	23,859
Chester	321	0.11%	3,752	3,747
Chester	322	0.11%	3,752	3,739
Haddam	323	0.1%	8,815	8,452
Haddam	324	0.1%	8,815	8,437
Cromwell	325	0.1%	14,402	14,222
Cromwell	326	0.1%	14,402	14,214
Durham	327	0.1%	7,237	7,152
Durham	328	0.1%	7,237	7,141
Meriden	329	0.09%	60,905	60,833
Meriden	330	0.09%	60,905	60,622
Norwich	331	-0.02%	39,986	40,126
Norwich	332	-0.02%	39,986	40,018
West Haven	333	-0.08%	55,335	55,580
West Haven	334	-0.08%	55,335	55,553

Connecticut Growth Overview

Connecticut's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Cheshire leads with 4.52% annualized growth, followed by Cheshire (4.52%) and Granby (3.89%). The largest population centers are Bridgeport (152,570), Bridgeport (152,570), and Stamford (140,049). Of the 334 cities over 1,000 population, 330 are growing while 4 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.75% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 3.07% annually.

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