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Is Connecticut a Good Place to Live? Connecticut Rankings, Cost of Living, Crime & Taxes
Connecticut ranks #16 of 50 with a composite score of 66.9 and a B+ grade, strongest in safety (#4) and weakest in fiscal health (#46). The median household earns $96,049 (19% above the national median), homes typically cost $450,873 (22% above the national average), and violent crime is 110 per 100,000 (67% below the national average).
You pay for Connecticut twice, once at closing and again every July when the town bills you for the car in the driveway, with electricity at 29.38 cents per kWh on top. That deal still works for two-earner households who want the Metro-North commute and schools ranked #6 nationally without paying Westchester prices.
Connecticut by the numbers
Six measures every state is judged on, each with Connecticut's rank of 50 and the national figure beside it.
Sources, latest releases: Census Bureau ACS (income), Zillow Research (home value), BEA Regional Price Parities (cost index), FBI state crime estimates (crime), BLS LAUS (unemployment), WalletHub tax burden study (taxes). Rank 1 is the best value in each measure: highest income, lowest cost, lowest crime.
Read the Connecticut overview
Connecticut scores above the national average in 6 of 11 categories and ranks #5 of 11 states in the Northeast, behind 4 regional neighbors. Its biggest edge over the country is violent crime rate (110, 67% below the national average); its biggest shortfall is typical home value ($450,873, 22% above the national average). That mix of top-10 finishes (3) and bottom-10 finishes (2) is why the composite alone undersells the tradeoffs a mover here faces.
Where does Connecticut rank in each category?
All 11 categories that make up the composite, heaviest weight first. Connecticut is top 10 in 3 and bottom 10 in 2.
| Category | Score | Rank | Grade | Weight | US avg | The numbers behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 59.4 | #11 of 50 | B+ | 15% | 47.1 | Its unemployment rate is 4% and median household income is $96,049. |
| Safety | 90.1 | #4 of 50 | A+ | 12% | 68.9 | The FBI estimates 109.6 violent crimes and 1,146 property crimes per 100,000 residents. |
| Health | 74.3 | #10 of 50 | A | 12% | 54.4 | Life expectancy is 79.4 years, 32% of adults have obesity, and 5.8% of residents are uninsured. |
| Education | 74.1 | #6 of 50 | A | 12% | 57.5 | Eighth graders average 277 in NAEP math and 263 in reading, and the high school graduation rate is 88.9%. |
| Affordability | 48.0 | #41 of 50 | C | 10% | 65.2 | Typical home value $450,873 (4.7x median income); cost of living index 103.6 (100 = US); center-based infant care $18,616 a year. |
| Fiscal Health | 38.4 | #46 of 50 | D | 8% | 58.1 | It carries $11,038 of debt per resident, has 52% of pensions funded, and holds a A+ credit rating. |
| Growth | 31.3 | #32 of 50 | C+ | 7% | 38.8 | Population grew 0.38% last year; Census net domestic migration is -1.6 per 1,000 residents (the Moving section below uses IRS household counts, a different series). |
| Transportation | 51.4 | #25 of 50 | B | 7% | 49.8 | The average commute is 27 minutes, 4% of workers use public transit, and 13.4% work from home. |
| Livability | 35.7 | #19 of 50 | B | 7% | 34.3 | It has 2.05 restaurants and 0.029 arts venues per 1,000 residents, plus 0.066 bars and 0.081 social associations per 1,000. |
| Outdoor Access | 23.8 | #27 of 50 | C+ | 6% | 29.4 | 0.9% of its land is public, with 4.06 recreation facilities per 10,000 residents. |
| Environment | 38.3 | #29 of 50 | C+ | 4% | 42.5 | Its median air quality index is 39, 5% of its electricity is renewable, and its FEMA disaster risk score is 15.6. |
Weight, US average and the evidence sentence for each category are shown on wider screens.
Grades follow rank, not score: A+ for ranks 1–5, A for 6–10, B+ for 11–18, B for 19–26, C+ for 27–34, C for 35–42, D for 43–48, F for 49–50. US avg is the mean score of the 50 states. Click a category for its 50-state ranking.
Category shape
Connecticut's 11 category scores. A balanced state fills the wheel evenly; Connecticut bulges toward safety and dips at fiscal health.
How expensive is Connecticut?
Connecticut's cost of living index is 103.6 against a national baseline of 100, 4% above the national average and #42 of 50 (1 = cheapest). The typical home is worth $450,873 (22% above the national average); buying it takes an income of about $131,866, $35,817 more than the median household earns. Inside the state the spread is wide: among tracked cities, Torrington is cheapest (index 97.9) and Danbury priciest (106.9).
Housing market snapshot · August
Warm marketRanked #14 of 50 most expensive by typical value and #36 on price relative to income (1 = most affordable). The median household is $35,817 short of the income needed to buy the typical home.
Full Connecticut housing market: 26-year chart, rent vs. buy, cities →What a household keeps at $75,000
| Household | Connecticut | Median state | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family of fourTwo adults, two kids, one in daycare | −$31,415 | −$11,758 | #40 of 50 |
| Single adultOne-bedroom rent, no childcare | +$24,682 | +$31,418 | #40 of 50 |
| Retiree coupleOwn the home, no payroll tax | +$28,046 | +$35,970 | #40 of 50 |
Take-home pay minus housing, childcare, utilities, groceries and transport for a $75,000 household, from the affordability engine. Positive = money left over; negative = costs exceed take-home. Rank 1 = most left over.
What are taxes like in Connecticut?
Connecticut's tax mix is high income tax, high property tax, with sales tax in the middle of the pack. The total state and local tax burden comes to 9.9% of income, 1.2 points above the national average (#41 of 50, 1 = lightest). Property tax is 1.79% of home value (#47), and combined sales tax averages 6.35% (#18).
Tax Foundation (rates) and WalletHub tax burden study (burden as a share of income), latest releases. Rank 1 = lowest. Income tax is the top marginal rate including typical local taxes where they apply.
Can the state pay its bills?
Fiscal health scores 38.4 out of 100, #46 of 50. Pew Fiscal 50, Census state finances and the rating agencies, latest releases.
Is Connecticut safe?
Connecticut reports 110 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 67% below the national average and #2 of 50 (1 = safest). Property crime runs 1,146 per 100,000, 25% below the national average (#10 of 50). The safety score is 90.1 out of 100, #4 of 50; among tracked cities, Shelton has the lowest violent crime rate.
Connecticut vs. the United States, per 100,000 residents
FBI state crime estimates, latest release. US is the mean of the 50 states; blue = below it, terracotta = above it. Florida and North Dakota use the FBI's prior-year estimate because their latest year is based on limited data.
Safest tracked cities in Connecticut
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Property / 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hartford | 63,620 | 45 | 1,943 |
| Norwalk | 92,187 | 50 | 974 |
| Bristol | 61,462 | 53 | 647 |
| West Haven | 55,351 | 65 | 891 |
| Milford | 51,023 | 71 | 1,776 |
Lowest violent crime among the 20 Connecticut cities we track with 50,000 or more residents. City rates come from each city's police agency and are not strictly comparable across agencies.
What is the job market like in Connecticut?
Connecticut's unemployment rate is 4%, in line with the national average and #25 of 50 (1 = lowest), and the median household earns $96,049, 19% above the national median. Real GDP grew +1.9% in the latest year (#25 of 50) and GDP per capita is $87,478, 36% above the national average. The population is growing 0.38% a year, 0.1 points below the national average. The economy score is 59.4 out of 100, #11 of 50.
Census Bureau ACS (income), BLS LAUS (unemployment), BEA (GDP), Census population estimates (growth), latest releases.
Highest-paying tracked occupations in Connecticut, adjusted for cost of living
| Occupation | Cost-adjusted | Median wage | Metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | $251,244 | $261,294 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Lawyers | $170,242 | $177,052 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Software Developers | $144,014 | $149,775 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $118,988 | $123,747 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| General & Operations Managers | $111,486 | $115,945 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, latest release, for the 20 occupations we track. Cost-adjusted wage divides the metro median by its cost of living index.
How are Connecticut's schools and healthcare?
Connecticut's education score is 74.1 out of 100, #6 of 50. Eighth graders average 277 in NAEP math (#17 of 50) and 263 in reading (#5 of 50), and the high school graduation rate is 88.9%, 3.3 points above the national average (#11 of 50).
Best public school cities we track, by graduation rate
| City | Grad rate | Students / teacher | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton | 95% | 14.1 | $20,407 |
| West Hartford | 93.2% | 12.4 | $24,041 |
| Milford | 93% | 10.9 | $27,086 |
NCES Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey, latest release. Cities with at least three schools.
Connecticut is #10 of 50 for health, with a life expectancy of 79.4 years, 2.5 years above the national average. 32% of adults have obesity (#14 of 50) and 5.8% of residents have no health insurance (#13 of 50). The health score is 74.3 out of 100, weighted 12% of the composite.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics (state life tables), CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (obesity), and Census Bureau American Community Survey (health insurance), latest releases.
Who is moving to Connecticut, and who is leaving?
Connecticut lost a net 5,674 households to other states in the latest IRS release: 47,953 moved in and 53,627 moved out, -1.5 per 1,000 residents (#41 of 50). Arriving households report an average income of $110,822 against $107,674 for those leaving. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which counts people rather than households, shows a net -5.7K people (82.0K in, 87.7K out, ±10.3K), consistent with the IRS direction.
Where they come from
- 1New York15,535 · $155,260
- 2Massachusetts6,006 · $86,523
- 3Florida4,519 · $88,583
- 4New Jersey2,242 · $131,033
- 5California2,146 · $113,678
Households and their average income. Click a state to compare it head to head; households arrived from these states in the latest IRS release.
Where they go
- 1New York10,486 · $114,774
- 2Florida7,668 · $157,847
- 3Massachusetts6,467 · $86,034
- 4California2,534 · $123,206
- 5North Carolina2,442 · $93,459
Households and their average income. Click a state to compare it head to head; households left for these states in the latest IRS release.
Where should you live in Connecticut?
By composite score, the best of the 20 Connecticut cities we track are West Hartford (75.4), Milford (69.3), and Stamford (67.9). Torrington is the cheapest (cost index 97.9), West Hartford the richest ($129,890), and Norwalk the fastest growing (+0.8% a year). City ranks are among the 20 Connecticut cities we cover, not every city in the state.
Standout cities in Connecticut
| Best for | City | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Safest | Shelton | 32 violent crimes per 100K |
| Cheapest | Torrington | cost of living index 97.9 |
| Most walkable | New Haven | walkability 13.9 of 20 |
| Cleanest air | Norwich | median AQI 38 (county) |
| Best schools | Shelton | 95% graduation rate |
| Richest | West Hartford | $129,890 |
Among the 20 Connecticut cities we track. Safest uses a full year of FBI reports from the city's own police agency; air quality is measured by county, so cities in the same county share a reading.
Regions of Connecticut
Metro-North country: the priciest homes, Wall Street salaries, and Bridgeport's poverty in the same county. Hedge funds in Greenwich, big Brazilian and Latin American communities in Danbury and Bridgeport.
Insurance and aerospace payrolls, affordable suburbs, and a capital city that is among the poorest places in the state. Cheaper than Fairfield County by a wide margin.
Yale, the hospital and apizza in the city; commuter towns along the Sound with Shore Line East trains and interstate traffic to match.
Former brass and mill towns with the cheapest housing in the state, longer drives to work, and weekend-house country in the hills just beyond.
Rural and cheaper, organized around Electric Boat, the sub base and the two casinos; Norwich and New London are the towns, Storrs the campus.
All 20 tracked cities, best to worst
| # | City | Grade | Score | Population | Income | Violent / 100K | Cost index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hartford | A+ | 75.4 | 63,620 | $129,890 | 45 | 102.7 |
| 2 | Milford | A+ | 69.3 | 51,023 | $111,201 | 71 | 104.6 |
| 3 | Stamford | A+ | 67.9 | 137,144 | $111,586 | 154 | 106.9 |
| 4 | Norwalk | A | 67.0 | 92,187 | $107,616 | 50 | 106.9 |
| 5 | Shelton | A | 66.9 | 41,889 | $108,185 | 32 | 99.8 |
| 6 | Naugatuck | A | 63.9 | 31,800 | $96,324 | 56 | 99.8 |
| 7 | Middletown | A | 63.8 | 47,958 | $79,438 | 67 | 102.7 |
| 8 | Bristol | B+ | 62.7 | 61,462 | $79,076 | 53 | 99.8 |
| 9 | Torrington | B+ | 59.9 | 35,547 | $70,856 | 98 | 97.9 |
| 10 | West Haven | B+ | 59.4 | 55,351 | $74,382 | 65 | 104.6 |
| 11 | Danbury | B+ | 59.2 | 87,263 | $83,393 | 146 | 106.9 |
| 12 | East Hartford | B | 58.7 | 50,918 | $70,778 | 92 | 102.7 |
| 13 | Manchester | B | 57.6 | 36,759 | $74,267 | — | 102.7 |
| 14 | Norwich | B | 57.4 | 39,973 | $65,024 | 215 | 100.4 |
| 15 | Meriden | B | 56.7 | 60,545 | $71,253 | 153 | 104.6 |
| 16 | New Britain | C+ | 53.1 | 74,223 | $58,613 | 424 | 102.7 |
| 17 | New Haven | C+ | 52.7 | 134,349 | $56,851 | 399 | 104.6 |
| 18 | Bridgeport | C | 52.1 | 149,153 | $58,685 | 250 | 106.9 |
| 19 | Waterbury | D | 48.7 | 114,869 | $51,886 | 295 | 99.8 |
| 20 | Hartford | D | 48.0 | 121,127 | $46,411 | 459 | 102.7 |
Swipe the table sideways for more columns. Rank is among the 20 Connecticut cities we track: every city of 50,000 or more, plus the state's other largest places. City scores use city-level Census, FBI, BLS, CDC, EPA and NCES data, and a category with no city data is left out of the score rather than filled with the state's figure.
Best cities in Connecticut for…
| # | City | Score | Education | Safety | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hartford | 72.9 | 87.6 | 89.5 | 57.6 |
| 2 | Milford | 69.1 | 92.0 | 89.4 | 54.8 |
| 3 | Shelton | 68.1 | 79.6 | 98.9 | 57.7 |
| 4 | Bristol | 67.9 | 77.0 | 98.8 | 70.0 |
| 5 | Middletown | 67.0 | 84.7 | 95.6 | 66.2 |
Who is Connecticut best for?
The same 11 category scores, re-weighted for six kinds of household. Rank is among the 50 states; click through for the best Connecticut cities for each.
Weights differ by household: families lean on education, safety and housing; retirees on fiscal health, healthcare and cost. See the weights →
How does Connecticut compare with its neighbors?
Connecticut ranks #16. Among its bordering states, Massachusetts ranks highest (#13) and New York lowest (#29). Massachusetts is the most similar on the composite score and New York the most different. Bordering states are listed best to worst; the national line is the mean of the 50 states.
| State | Overall | Score | Median income | Typical home | Cost index | Violent crime | Tax burden | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #16 | 66.9 | $96,049 | $450,873 | 103.6 | 110 | 9.9% | |
| Massachusetts | #13 | 70.0 | $104,828 | $661,896 | 105.8 | 303 | 9.57% | Compare → |
| Rhode Island | #19 | 62.0 | $83,504 | $511,233 | 102.3 | 144 | 10.08% | Compare → |
| New York | #29 | 54.9 | $85,820 | $526,714 | 107.9 | 368 | 13.56% | Compare → |
| United States | — | 57.9 | $80,903 | $368,697 | 100 | 328 | 8.74% |
Overall rank, median income, cost index and tax burden columns are shown on wider screens.
How the score works
Eleven categories, each scored 0–100 and weighted into one composite. Grades follow rank.
The weights
Economy 15% · Safety 12% · Health 12% · Education 12% · Affordability 10% · Fiscal Health 8% · Growth 7% · Transportation 7% · Livability 7% · Outdoor Access 6% · Environment 4%. The composite is the weighted sum, stretched linearly so states spread across most of the 0–100 range.
From raw numbers to scores
Every raw measure is placed on a 0–100 scale between a fixed floor and ceiling, inverted where lower is better (crime, cost, taxes), then combined within its category. The same scale applies to every state.
Letter grades
Grades follow rank, not score: A+ for ranks 1–5, A for 6–10, B+ for 11–18, B for 19–26, C+ for 27–34, C for 35–42, D for 43–48, F for 49–50. A C+ state is not failing; it is in the middle third.
Cities, budgets and neighbors
The 20 Connecticut city scores, the household budgets and the neighbor table on this page are computed from the same sources as the state score. City ranks are among the cities we track, not all cities in the state.
Editor's notes
Passages marked as editor's notes are written for this state and add context the numbers cannot: regions, tradeoffs, who the state fits. Every figure inside them is pulled from the data at build time, so the words cannot drift from the numbers.
Always the latest release
Each source is the most recent release its agency has published. The page is rebuilt when a source updates, so the score can move without any change in the state itself.
What the score cannot tell you
Weather and climate, culture and pace, politics beyond the Cook index shown for context, the quality of a specific school, hospital or neighborhood, job prospects in your field, and anything without a public, comparable, 50-state source. Statewide averages also hide the metro-versus-rural split, which is why the editor's notes name places.
Category briefs
Economy: Unemployment rate and median household income. Safety: Violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents. Health: Health outcomes, behaviors, and access to care. Education: K-12 school quality, test scores, and graduation rates. Full methodology →
Key takeaways
What the Connecticut numbers say when read together.
Safety is Connecticut's strongest suit
Connecticut is a #16 state overall but #4 of 50 for safety, 12 places better than its composite rank, with a score of 90.1 against a national average of 68.9. Education (#6) is next. Safety carries 12% of the composite.
Fiscal Health is where Connecticut falls furthest behind
Connecticut ranks #46 of 50 for fiscal health, 30 places below its overall #16, with a score of 38.4 against a national average of 58.1. At 8% of the composite, it is the category holding the overall score down most.
Violent crime rate is 67% below the national average
Connecticut's violent crime rate is 110, 67% below the national average of 328, #2 of 50 (1 = safest). The largest gap in the other direction is typical home value: $450,873, 22% above the national average. Source: FBI estimates, latest release.
More households leave than arrive
Connecticut ranks #41 of 50 on net household flow per 1,000 residents (-1.5). The households arriving report $3,148 more in average income than those leaving ($110,822 against $107,674), so the state is trading up on income even as the headcount shrinks. New York is both the largest source and the largest destination.
A middle income is squeezed harder here than in most states
A family of four earning $75,000 ends the year at a $31,415 shortfall after housing, childcare, utilities, groceries, transport and taxes, against a $11,758 shortfall in the median state (#40 of 50). A single adult on the same income comes out at a $24,682 surplus; a retiree couple at a $28,046 surplus. Infant childcare runs $18,616 a year, 19% above the national average.
Connecticut sits 2nd among its 4-state neighborhood
1 of Connecticut's 3 bordering states ranks above its #16; the closest match on the composite is Massachusetts. Median income among them runs from $83,504 in Rhode Island to $104,828 in Massachusetts; Connecticut is at $96,049.
Frequently asked questions about living in Connecticut
Is Connecticut a good place to live?
Connecticut ranks #16 of 50 with a B+ grade, #5 of 11 in the Northeast. It is top 10 in safety, education, and health and bottom 10 in affordability and fiscal health. On the six headline measures it beats the national figure on 2 of 6 (income and violent crime) and trails on home prices, cost of living, unemployment, and tax burden. Whether that adds up to a good place to live depends on what you weigh; the household rankings below re-weight the same numbers for families, retirees and remote workers.
Where does Connecticut rank among US states?
Connecticut ranks #16 of 50 overall with a composite score of 66.9 (grade B+), and #5 of 11 states in the Northeast. Its best category rank is #4 (safety) and its worst #46 (fiscal health). The composite weights eleven categories, with economy, safety, health and education counting most; grades follow rank, so B+ means rank 11–18.
Is it expensive to live in Connecticut?
At #42 of 50 for cost of living (1 = cheapest), Connecticut is 4% above the national average: its index is 103.6 against a national baseline of 100. The typical home value is $450,873 (22% above the national average), and buying it takes an income of about $131,866 against a median household income of $96,049. At $75,000, a family of four comes out at a $31,415 shortfall after all costs, #40 of 50 (1 = most left over).
Does Connecticut have a state income tax?
Yes. Connecticut's top state income tax rate is 6.99% (#38 of 50, 1 = lowest), and the total state and local tax burden is 9.9% of income, 1.2 points above the national average. Property tax is 1.79% of home value and combined sales tax 6.35%.
What is the crime rate in Connecticut?
Connecticut reports 110 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 67% below the national average and #2 of 50 (1 = safest), and 1,146 property crimes per 100,000, 25% below the national average (#10). Its safety score is 90.1 out of 100, #4 of 50. Figures are FBI estimates from the latest release.
Does Connecticut have good schools?
Connecticut is #6 of 50 for education (score 74.1 out of 100). Its public school students average 277 in eighth-grade math on NAEP (#17) and 263 in eighth-grade reading (#5), and the high school graduation rate is 88.9%, 3.3 points above the national average (#11). Among tracked cities with at least three schools, Shelton has the highest graduation rate at 95%.
Why are people leaving Connecticut?
Connecticut lost a net 5,674 households in the latest IRS release: 47,953 moved in and 53,627 moved out, -1.5 per 1,000 residents (#41 of 50). The largest source of arrivals is New York (15,535 households) and the most common destination is New York (10,486). Arriving households report an average income of $110,822 against $107,674 for those leaving, so movers in earn more than movers out. The IRS files count tax returns and say nothing about motives.
Is Connecticut a red or blue state?
Connecticut leans blue: its Cook Partisan Voting Index is D+10, meaning it votes about 10 points more Democratic than the country as a whole. The political lean is shown for context and is not part of the composite score.
What are the downsides of living in Connecticut?
Connecticut is expensive in ways the cost index misses. Property tax runs 1.79%, electricity 29.38 cents per kWh, and every town sends a car tax bill each year. The state also carries $11,038 in debt per resident, #50, pressure on future taxes rather than services today. Add slow growth at +0.38% and a job market split between a rich Gold Coast and a flat Hartford corridor.
Is Connecticut a good place to retire?
Depends on how much of your income is pension. Connecticut ranks #24 for retirees; a retiree couple on $75,000 ends the year at a $28,046 surplus, $7,924 below the national median. Social Security and pension exemptions depend on income thresholds, so a modest retiree does better than the headline suggests, a wealthy one worse. Care is close; life expectancy is 79.4 years. Retirees land on the Shoreline and in the Quiet Corner.
Do I need a car in Connecticut?
Yes, outside a handful of Metro-North and Hartford Line stops. 4% of commuters use transit, #9 nationally, almost all on the New Haven Line from Fairfield County into Manhattan. Hartford and New Haven have bus systems you can live on in the right neighborhood, but the commute of 27 minutes is a driving number. And owning the car means paying the town tax on it yearly.
Is Connecticut cheaper than New York?
For a household that works in Manhattan, usually yes. Connecticut's cost index is 103.6, the top income rate is 6.99%, and there is no city income tax. The typical home is $450,873, well under New York's figure. The catch is property tax: Connecticut's 1.79% effective rate is close to Westchester's, so the savings come from income tax and home prices, not the town bill.
Where in Connecticut should I live?
Depends on which job market pays you. Manhattan commuters buy in Stamford, Norwalk or Shelton and ride the New Haven Line. Insurance and aerospace workers pick West Hartford, top by composite, or Bristol and Middletown for cheaper houses. Yale and hospital staff cluster in Milford and the shoreline. Bargain hunters look at Naugatuck and Torrington, the cheapest tracked city, with a longer drive.
All the numbers
Every metric behind Connecticut's 11 category scores, with the national figure beside each. Pick a category.