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2026 BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS | HBJ HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 29 COMPLETE MUNICIPAL R ANKINGS Columbia – Griswold MUNICIPALITY OVERALL SCORE MARKET STRENGTH (70%) JOBS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS COLUMBIA 39.6 25.1 2,053 CORNWALL 19 5.9 400 COVENTRY 39.5 34.2 3,705 CROMWELL 60 65.2 6,715 DANBURY 82.8 88.9 39,070 DARIEN 72.3 69 7,072 DEEP RIVER 37.6 36.4 1,988 DERBY 53.4 59.2 4,934 DURHAM 37.7 35.5 2,696 EAST GRANBY 53.1 56.2 4,391 EAST HADDAM 27.1 24.4 1,667 EAST HAMPTON 37.6 36.8 2,574 EAST HARTFORD 71.8 87.9 27,158 EAST HAVEN 58.8 68.9 8,479 EAST LYME 56.7 50.2 5,515 EAST WINDSOR 68.9 70.8 6,100 EASTFORD 23.3 13.5 365 EASTON 37.1 27.6 1,351 ELLINGTON 51.4 52.8 5,335 ENFIELD 72.4 77.2 15,557 ESSEX 59.3 51.6 3,568 FAIRFIELD 75.5 77.3 23,514 FARMINGTON 74.7 80.3 28,561 FRANKLIN 42 38.6 1,601 GLASTONBURY 73.4 80.4 21,654 GOSHEN 23.4 10.6 558 GRANBY 39.4 34.7 2,553 GREENWICH 85.4 85.7 41,552 GRISWOLD 33.4 30.5 TRANSACTION COST & PROCESS (30%) 73.5 49.3 51.9 47.8 68.5 80 40.3 39.9 42.9 45.9 33.4 39.4 34.3 35.2 72 64.4 46.1 59.3 48 61.2 77.3 71.2 61.6 49.9 56.9 53.4 50.3 84.8 40.2 2,696 395 176 787 1,306 10,074 3,196 455 939 685 480 696 1,136 3,927 2,085 1,597 1,002 127 1,202 1,064 2,425 1,012 9,198 3,483 241 9,533 359 838 12,695 698 COMM. TAX BASE 4% 2% 4% 22% 22% 10% 10% 12% 5% 18% 3% 6% 23% 15% 7% 30% 8% 1% 9% 16% 14% 11% 19% 23% 13% 2% 4% 13% 5% POPULATION WITHIN 45 MINUTES 981,578 289,731 926,340 1,919,176 1,409,329 2,971,788 1,208,567 2,031,417 1,801,544 1,559,636 993,492 1,154,833 1,941,311 1,406,139 649,463 1,644,783 480,629 1,699,926 1,330,867 1,622,720 985,121 1,834,181 1,718,050 581,616 1,785,380 593,653 1,361,143 6,816,147 603,310 5-YEAR AVG. MILL RATE 27.70 15.43 30.22 28.21 25.72 16.37 30.35 40.44 35.60 32.86 28.56 36.60 44.56 32.71 26.32 30.52 24.13 30.06 34.30 30.95 20.87 27.60 26.88 22.08 34.08 17.38 35.76 11.60 26.56 5-YEAR BUSINESS GROWTH +22.6% +34.5% +39.6% +10.3% +9.3% +17% +28.6% +16.4% +29.2% +24.3% +33.6% +17.6% -6.4% +15.2% +8.4% +14.5% -21.2% +3.2% +12.6% +21.8% +2.3% +36% +33.3% +39.5% +62.9% -25.6% +21.7% +7.3% +10.2% Notes: Overall Score is based on a weighted combination of Market Strength (70%) and Transaction Cost & Process (30%). Commercial Tax Base % is the percentage of a municipality's tax base made up of commercial and industrial property. Population within 45 minutes estimates the population accessible within a 45-minute drive. 5-Yr. Avg. Mill Rate is the municipality's average real-property mill rate for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 5-Yr. Business Growth measures the change in business registrations from 2021 through 2025 and is provided for context; it is not included in the index score. — indicates a blank source cell.