Fastest Growing Cities in Connecticut (2025)

167 cities

City	Rank	Annual Change ↓	2025 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Cheshire	1	4.52%	31,995	28,310
Granby	2	3.89%	12,208	10,890
Mansfield	3	3.42%	28,953	19,446
Bethel	4	3.01%	22,137	20,324
Farmington	5	2.82%	28,983	26,635
Rocky Hill	6	2.54%	21,916	20,755
Groton	7	2.34%	39,668	38,329
Brookfield	8	2.02%	18,554	17,469
Stonington	9	1.72%	19,105	18,319
North Haven	10	1.72%	25,271	24,129
Fairfield	11	1.66%	66,385	61,487
Darien	12	1.5%	22,866	21,445
New Haven	13	1.5%	139,624	129,314
Suffield	14	1.47%	16,198	15,684
Easton	15	1.42%	7,926	7,584
Canterbury	16	1.4%	5,295	5,048
Monroe	17	1.29%	19,517	18,773
Harwinton	18	1.27%	5,760	5,474
Somers	19	1.25%	11,041	10,080
Sterling	20	1.25%	3,740	3,573
Trumbull	21	1.24%	38,544	36,610
Stratford	22	1.23%	54,272	52,230
Thompson	23	1.21%	9,628	9,192
Voluntown	24	1.21%	2,682	2,568
Shelton	25	1.19%	43,315	40,762
Derby	26	1.16%	13,065	12,312
New London	27	1.15%	28,404	26,789
Westport	28	1.12%	28,309	27,069
Sherman	29	1.11%	3,641	3,515
Scotland	30	1.06%	1,615	1,572
Hampton	31	1.02%	1,777	1,729
Eastford	32	1%	1,723	1,647
Barkhamsted	33	1%	3,754	3,645
New Britain	34	0.96%	76,603	72,943
Greenwich	35	0.93%	65,196	63,328
Woodstock	36	0.92%	8,512	8,224
Goshen	37	0.92%	3,295	3,150
Brooklyn	38	0.88%	8,785	8,382
New Milford	39	0.88%	28,999	27,982
Plainville	40	0.87%	17,912	17,457
Middletown	41	0.84%	49,026	46,976
Beacon Falls	42	0.83%	6,323	6,008
Middlebury	43	0.82%	8,091	7,573
Putnam	44	0.82%	9,484	9,218
Morris	45	0.79%	2,308	2,247
East Haven	46	0.78%	28,172	27,832
Branford	47	0.78%	28,669	28,132
Bloomfield	48	0.76%	22,367	21,447
Pomfret	49	0.76%	4,388	4,266
Killingly	50	0.75%	18,229	17,716
Norwalk	51	0.74%	94,352	90,897
Chaplin	52	0.73%	2,195	2,150
Woodbridge	53	0.73%	9,197	9,057
Danbury	54	0.73%	89,341	86,095
Seymour	55	0.73%	17,264	16,711
Warren	56	0.73%	1,388	1,349
Washington	57	0.73%	3,748	3,639
Salisbury	58	0.72%	4,310	4,189
Bolton	59	0.72%	4,930	4,846
Canton	60	0.71%	10,346	10,086
Hebron	61	0.7%	9,319	9,071
Southbury	62	0.69%	20,483	19,863
Wolcott	63	0.69%	16,625	16,131
Ledyard	64	0.69%	15,682	15,393
Oxford	65	0.68%	13,354	12,711
Woodbury	66	0.67%	10,027	9,712
Ridgefield	67	0.67%	25,470	24,955
Bridgewater	68	0.66%	1,682	1,651
Stamford	69	0.66%	140,049	135,474
New Canaan	70	0.65%	21,297	20,535
Plainfield	71	0.65%	15,414	14,974
Watertown	72	0.64%	22,642	22,085
Newtown	73	0.64%	28,209	27,037
Bridgeport	74	0.64%	152,570	147,713
Wilton	75	0.64%	19,378	18,403
East Hampton	76	0.63%	13,192	12,697
Old Saybrook	77	0.63%	10,756	10,468
Burlington	78	0.62%	9,865	9,487
Montville	79	0.62%	18,024	18,061
Ashford	80	0.61%	4,289	4,190
East Granby	81	0.61%	5,310	5,208
Coventry	82	0.6%	12,520	12,220
East Windsor	83	0.6%	11,369	11,148
Weston	84	0.6%	10,553	10,320
Madison	85	0.59%	17,793	17,618
Southington	86	0.59%	44,459	43,431
Prospect	87	0.58%	9,629	9,374
Bristol	88	0.58%	62,557	60,744
Marlborough	89	0.58%	6,228	6,102
Avon	90	0.57%	19,215	18,875
Tolland	91	0.57%	14,823	14,530
Roxbury	92	0.56%	2,323	2,253
Plymouth	93	0.56%	11,945	11,652
North Stonington	94	0.54%	5,225	5,140
South Windsor	95	0.54%	27,207	26,868
Andover	96	0.54%	3,194	3,146
Ellington	97	0.53%	16,673	16,388
Kent	98	0.52%	3,100	3,017
Willington	99	0.52%	5,638	5,552
Preston	100	0.51%	4,880	4,786
Cornwall	101	0.5%	1,593	1,566
Berlin	102	0.5%	20,750	20,134
Guilford	103	0.5%	22,375	22,021
East Haddam	104	0.5%	9,106	8,858
Glastonbury	105	0.49%	35,727	35,065
Redding	106	0.49%	8,873	8,732
Naugatuck	107	0.48%	32,271	31,494
Hartland	108	0.47%	1,930	1,896
Canaan	109	0.46%	1,093	1,076
Bozrah	110	0.45%	2,437	2,421
Bethany	111	0.45%	5,348	5,281
Vernon	112	0.45%	31,034	30,168
Thomaston	113	0.45%	7,600	7,439
Stafford	114	0.44%	11,743	11,414
Waterbury	115	0.43%	116,412	113,889
West Hartford	116	0.43%	64,462	63,118
New Fairfield	117	0.43%	13,710	13,531
New Hartford	118	0.43%	6,739	6,614
Newington	119	0.43%	31,827	30,425
Manchester	120	0.42%	60,201	59,500
Franklin	121	0.42%	1,908	1,857
Simsbury	122	0.42%	25,459	24,499
Griswold	123	0.41%	11,731	11,422
Columbia	124	0.41%	5,381	5,266
Bethlehem	125	0.41%	3,463	3,389
Lisbon	126	0.4%	4,266	4,190
Sharon	127	0.4%	2,766	2,678
Wethersfield	128	0.4%	27,481	27,242
Lebanon	129	0.39%	7,169	7,129
Ansonia	130	0.39%	19,269	18,896
Litchfield	131	0.38%	8,365	8,182
East Hartford	132	0.38%	51,323	50,877
Waterford	133	0.38%	19,986	19,570
North Branford	134	0.38%	13,602	13,504
Norfolk	135	0.37%	1,607	1,582
Windsor Locks	136	0.36%	12,689	12,577
Windsor	137	0.36%	29,765	29,341
Colchester	138	0.35%	15,807	15,495
Enfield	139	0.35%	41,282	41,185
Hartford	140	0.34%	122,544	120,469
Sprague	141	0.34%	2,958	2,960
Deep River	142	0.33%	4,498	4,405
Wallingford	143	0.3%	44,520	44,533
Colebrook	144	0.29%	1,374	1,353
East Lyme	145	0.29%	19,059	18,443
North Canaan	146	0.28%	3,229	3,197
Winchester	147	0.27%	10,337	10,242
Portland	148	0.26%	9,503	9,361
Westbrook	149	0.23%	6,934	6,761
Salem	150	0.23%	4,336	4,198
Killingworth	151	0.22%	6,298	6,162
Torrington	152	0.22%	35,750	35,363
Orange	153	0.21%	14,462	14,229
Essex	154	0.19%	6,860	6,728
Lyme	155	0.17%	2,425	2,349
Middlefield	156	0.16%	4,281	4,208
Hamden	157	0.16%	61,609	60,736
Old Lyme	158	0.16%	7,733	7,604
Clinton	159	0.13%	13,485	13,173
Windham	160	0.13%	24,137	23,859
Chester	161	0.11%	3,752	3,739
Haddam	162	0.1%	8,815	8,437
Cromwell	163	0.1%	14,402	14,214
Durham	164	0.1%	7,237	7,141
Meriden	165	0.09%	60,905	60,622
Norwich	166	-0.02%	39,986	40,018
West Haven	167	-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 Granby (3.89%) and Mansfield (3.42%). The largest population centers are Bridgeport (152,570), Stamford (140,049), and New Haven (139,624). Of the 167 cities over 1,000 population, 165 are growing while 2 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.75% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 3.47% annually.

Fastest Growing Cities in Connecticut (2025)

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