CT⚡SignalFriday, October 2, 2026 · automated data desk
Connecticut town file

Chester

Property tax base (net grand list), from the Connecticut Open Data Portal — every number fetched, never typed. This is one row of the full story with the chart and the query.

Net grand list, 2025$594,487,980
Net grand list, prior vintage$595,181,435
Change in two years$-693,455 (-0.1%)
Rank among 169 Connecticut places162 of 169
Statewide median change (for context)+1.2%

Fastest-growing place this vintage: Bridgeport. Dataset citation and the literal query live on the source story; errors are corrected publicly.