Given all 50 states, how would you rate the state of Connecticut? Each year, usnews.com provides its “Best States in America” ranking using thousands of data points to measure how well states are doing for their citizens.
In 2021, Connecticut ranked 21st overall, with Washington State ranked first. If these rankings were based specifically on the “charms” of each state, Connecticut would certainly be in the top five. When I moved my family from Rochester, NY to Connecticut in 1979 to start my first full-time radio job here, we immediately fell in love with the state.
What struck me when we arrived was its natural beauty. Connecticut is a picture postcard of New England, with its rolling hills, fall colors and hundreds of quaint small towns. That’s why I’m bringing you this photo gallery titled “7 Charming Connecticut Cities You Should Visit in 2021”.