Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Connecticut
Overall State Ranking
#31 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#13of 50
Approval Score
3.40
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
95.7
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
95.5
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
80.4
0-100 approval-quality signal
Economic Profile & Benchmarks
How independent national rankings see this state (1-50, 1 = best)
Top States for Business
CNBC, 2025
#28
Economy
#38
Infrastructure
#33
Cost of Business
#44
Business Friendliness
#35
Workforce
#8
Access to Capital
#16
Tech & Innovation
#19
Education
#5
Cost of Living
#37
Quality of Life
#5
Best States
US News & World Report
#15
Economy
#8
Fiscal Stability
#48
Infrastructure
#27
Opportunity
#43
Education
#10
Health Care
#3
Crime & Corrections
#8
Natural Environment
#15
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#24
Affordability
#46
Economy
#36
Education & Health
#4
Quality of Life
#23
Safety
#13
Benchmark ranks are published by their respective sources and shown here for context; they are inputs or companions to the Red Tape 50 composite, not outputs of it.
Pillar Breakdown
Composite inputs · full bar = #1 of 50
Fiscal
Freedom in the 50 States
#20of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#42of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#37of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#27of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#46of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#33of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#44of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#35of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
1.9%#27 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
86%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#28of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#15of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#24of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#9score 69.4
State Tech & Science Index