The eight municipalities that spent the most on a per capita basis in 2016 — and nine of the top 10 — are in Fairfield County, (The other is Woodbridge, a suburb in New Haven County.)
Each of the top six communities outspent the statewide average in 2016, $3,931 per person, by 70 percent or more.
Westport ranked first overall at $7,782 per person, nearly double the statewide average.
The next five were:
- New Canaan, $7,517
- Weston, $7,356
- Wilton, $7,094
- Darien, $6,846
- Greenwich, $6,677
At the other end of the spectrum, Bridgeport ranked 71st in per capita spending at $3,907, classifying it as a "distressed community" by the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
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