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COMPLETE MUNICIPAL R ANKINGS
Vernon – Westbrook
VERNON 64.2 69.4 51.9 11,156 2,109 14% 1,467,790 35.52 +21.5%
VOLUNTOWN 21 8.8 49.6 376 159 4% 616,508 26.72 -12.5%
WALLINGFORD 73 87.1 40.2 24,000 4,328 21% 2,208,189 28.34 +0.2%
WARREN 19.1 3.5 55.6 170 263 1% 257,203 13.39 +28.3%
WASHINGTON 37.4 22.5 71.9 1,478 633 5% 675,308 12.89 +11.4%
WATERBURY 72.7 92 27.8 39,952 8,581 27% 2,196,091 53.81 +6.6%
WATERFORD 66.2 65.8 67 8,746 1,633 22% 430,902 24.21 +3.6%
WATERTOWN 55 65.4 30.6 7,944 2,210 17% 1,434,067 32.95 +11.1%
WEST HARTFORD 68.8 84.9 31.2 32,141 7,433 15% 1,686,468 42.23 +15.2%
WEST HAVEN 70.9 79.9 50 15,660 3,823 17% 1,521,566 32.99 +9.7%
WESTBROOK 51.5 45 66.6 3,126 887 10% 868,718 22.26 +2.4%
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