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2026 BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS | HBJ HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 35 XXXXXX XXXX COMPLETE MUNICIPAL R ANKINGS Redding – Union REDDING 40.6 33.8 56.3 1,727 1,081 5% 1,252,052 30.43 -1.6% RIDGEFIELD 63.2 64.8 59.6 9,941 3,145 10% 1,427,117 27.24 +8.5% ROCKY HILL 72.9 84.2 46.4 19,792 2,279 28% 2,143,812 32.79 -2.8% ROXBURY 27.4 9.7 68.6 473 319 — 730,159 13.77 -10.5% SALEM 27.3 21 41.8 1,355 356 4% 942,800 29.76 +80.4% SALISBURY 33.5 18.8 67.9 1,667 539 4% 85,380 11 +22.4% SCOTLAND 6.9 4.2 13.1 358 63 2% 530,633 35.84 +7.1% SEYMOUR 52.5 60.6 33.8 4,609 1,360 11% 1,883,670 34.17 +7.2% SHARON 24.3 15.7 44.6 1,566 376 4% 202,601 13 -24.1% SHELTON 75.5 81.4 61.8 21,163 4,768 16% 2,018,953 18.99 +11.4% SHERMAN 22.9 12.5 47.2 609 387 — 436,219 17.53 +15.3% SIMSBURY 56.7 61.1 46.7 9,991 2,199 9% 1,366,029 34.18 +25.3% SOMERS 42.1 38.4 50.8 3,790 799 5% 1,194,201 28.34 +23% SOUTH WINDSOR 69.1 76.6 51.5 13,397 2,612 18% 1,537,379 35.97 +16.5% SOUTHBURY 56.6 56.5 57.1 6,185 1,971 9% 1,841,690 25.64 +16.7% SOUTHINGTON 65.4 73.9 45.7 19,137 4,019 12% 1,895,664 30.63 +15.8% SPRAGUE 20.5 16.3 30.2 632 187 5% 488,934 32.13 +15.4% STAFFORD 37.9 43.3 25.1 4,057 714 9% 1,045,677 36.93 +0.6% STAMFORD 88.5 94.8 73.8 71,615 18,305 24% 4,079,381 27.12 +4% STERLING 25.5 12.7 55.3 415 187 5% 668,947 26.02 -20.8% STONINGTON 61.1 56.1 73 7,301 1,343 12% 389,234 20.12 +19.7% STRATFORD 73.7 83.8 49.9 32,305 4,894 18% 1,645,503 39.91 +5.1% SUFFIELD 55.7 53.4 61 3,506 1,199 10% 1,379,216 26.38 +2.7% THOMASTON 45.5 44.7 47.5 2,575 687 10% 1,475,240 34.41 +11% THOMPSON 38.8 29 61.6 2,219 479 6% 906,384 24.62 +5.4% TOLLAND 50.2 52.4 45 4,912 1,021 8% 1,324,352 35.20 +21.5% TORRINGTON 60 71.9 32.3 13,412 2,457 23% 934,476 45.54 +26.7% TRUMBULL 62 71.1 40.9 9,049 3,957 14% 1,806,497 34.72 +15.3% UNION 18 9.9 36.9 467 66 3% 1,227,828 26.25 +30.8% 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. MUNICIPALITY OVERALL SCORE MARKET STRENGTH (70%) JOBS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TRANSACTION COST & PROCESS (30%) COMM. TAX BASE POPULATION WITHIN 45 MINUTES 5-YEAR AVG. MILL RATE 5-YEAR BUSINESS GROWTH