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Niche compiled data across dozens of metrics including Higher Education Rate, Cost of Living Diversity, Crime and Safety, Jobs and Nightlife. The company then distilled these metrics into letter grades.
Darien got an overall grade of A+ and received top marks for its schools and family friendliness.
New Canaan was the highest rated municipality in Fairfield County and placed behind only Simsbury throughout the state.
Other Fairfield County towns in the top 50 included:
- Old Greenwich, No. 3
- Weston, No.5
- Ridgefield, No. 8
- Greenwich, No. 9
- Riverside, No. 14
- Cos Cob, No. 15
- Wilton, No. 16
- Westport, No. 17
- Redding, No. 20
- Fairfield, No. 21
- Southport, No. 23
- Newtown, No. 29
- Pemberwick, No. 32
- Easton, No. 33
- Glenville, No. 35
- Trumbull, No. 37
- Byram, No. 38
- Bethel, No. 47
- Brookfield, No. 48.
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