Trumbull ranked first among Connecticut towns in the “Top Booming Suburbs in America” survey conducted by Coldwell Banker Real Estate L.L.C.
The survey ranked more than 1,500 U.S. communities based on year-over-year employment increases, the health of their respective job markets, proximity to good schools, safety and the presence of “suburban staples” like banks and grocery stores, among other categories.
While no Connecticut towns cracked the national top 10, seven of the top 10 “booming suburbs” in Connecticut are in Fairfield County. Westport, Ridgefield, Newtown and Fairfield rounded out the top five, with Greenwich ranked seventh and Shelton ninth.
“As America continues to bounce back from the recession, this ranking identifies suburbs that have shown strong economic growth since the recovery,” said Budge Huskey, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, in a June 26 release. “These communities have the American ideals we love, the suburban dream intact and a population that is finding jobs at a better rate than the national average.”
Onboard Informatics, a provider of real estate information and technology solutions, collaborated with Coldwell Banker to produce the rankings.
Patrick,
Great article countering all the negative “state wide” slow growth publicity.
I am a happy Stamford resident. My preferences (admittedly that of an empty nester) challenge the concept of “the suburban dream intact and population” growth. I am totaly an urban convert.
Interestingly since the recession began, Stamford has added something like 2000 to 3000 new appartments, built close to 400,000 new office space, rehabbed close to 600,000 sf. Not bad for a recessionary performance! Not good enough to qualifity for growth stats, but truly signficant. Is there a similar sized city with those stats. (that’s not counting Bridgewater relocation and potentially another 750,000 sf of new occupied class A office space). Stamford’s performance calls into question just how “intact” the suburban dream is.
I’d rather be within walking distanct to beach, a good Italian deli, Symphony, Theater and train access to Boston, NYC and Philadelphia. Best regards,
John Stoddard