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Connecticut's TOP 50 Commercial Markets
Overall rankings 26–50
26 NORTH HAVEN
27 NEWINGTON
28 BRIDGEPORT
29 WEST HAVEN
30 MIDDLETOWN
31 ORANGE
32 CHESHIRE
33 WINDSOR LOCKS
34 BERLIN
35 BRISTOL
36 SOUTH WINDSOR
37 EAST WINDSOR
38 WEST HARTFORD
39 MERIDEN
40 NEW LONDON
41 NEW BRITAIN
42 BROOKFIELD
43 OLD SAYBROOK
44 WILTON
45 WATERFORD
46 SOUTHINGTON
47 PLAINVILLE
48 MADISON
49 VERNON
50 MANSFIELD
RANK MUNICIPALITY
86.4
82.5
87.1
79.9
80.5
77.6
75.6
74.1
77.5
75
76.6
70.8
84.9
81.2
77
85.3
65
61.7
70.3
65.8
73.9
74.2
57.1
69.4
68.6
MARKET
STRENGTH
SCORE (70%)
37.6
44.1
33.5
50
48.3
54.3
56.4
57.9
49.8
55.3
51.5
64.4
31.2
38.3
48.1
27.9
75
78.8
58.3
67
45.7
44.3
82.7
51.9
52.6
TRANSACTION
COST & PROCESS
SCORE (30%)
OVERALL
SCORE
71.7
71
71
70.9
70.8
70.6
69.9
69.2
69.2
69.1
69.1
68.9
68.8
68.3
68.3
68.1
68
66.8
66.7
66.2
65.4
65.2
64.8
64.2
63.8
