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COMPLETE MUNICIPAL R ANKINGS
Weston – Woodstock
WESTON 36.9 34.9 41.7 2,057 1,379 1% 1,673,405 29.26 +10.2%
WESTPORT 76.1 77.8 72.1 16,508 6,133 11% 2,029,474 18.39 +16.2%
WETHERSFIELD 59 69.5 34.4 9,806 2,174 12% 2,123,020 41.59 +11.3%
WILLINGTON 44.4 40.6 53.3 1,525 352 13% 1,132,711 30.55 +46.7%
WILTON 66.7 70.3 58.3 9,983 2,645 14% 1,792,582 26.74 +24.5%
WINCHESTER 41.2 35.8 53.9 3,435 732 9% 513,361 29.98 +5%
WINDHAM 60.4 64.9 49.7 9,552 1,088 31% 665,531 32.93 +22.9%
WINDSOR 77.5 87.8 53.5 25,444 2,698 33% 1,605,030 31.78 -0.7%
WINDSOR LOCKS 69.2 74.1 57.9 6,738 890 31% 1,610,840 26.02 +5%
WOLCOTT 44.7 45.8 42.1 3,803 1,463 6% 1,537,670 32.96 +43.4%
WOODBRIDGE 48.3 54.8 33.2 4,928 1,333 8% 1,744,229 42.11 -11.9%
WOODBURY 43.6 41.1 49.2 3,255 1,165 8% 1,037,642 26.84 +42.9%
WOODSTOCK 34.6 20.9 66.6 1,982 564 4% 619,768 22.97 +20.2%
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.
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
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