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

Columbia

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$592,786,958
Net grand list, prior vintage$587,385,914
Change in two years$5,401,044 (+0.9%)
Rank among 169 Connecticut places113 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.