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But insurances rates can differ by as much as 66 percent in neighboring areas, according to valuepenguin.com.
Some of the most expensive car insurance can be found in Bridgeport and Stratford, with prices much cheaper in Ridgefield, Wilton, Weston and Redding.
The website conducted a study of more than 60 cities and town in Connecticut to "quantify the difference." The researchers found that Hartfort drivers, on average, paid the most for car insurance while those in Lyme paid the least. The difference can be as much as $1,161.
Bridgeport is home to more than 144,000 people who, on average, pay the second highest rates for car insurance, or about $1,000 more than those in Lyme, according to valuepenguin.com.
In Stratford, where insuring a car costs more than most other cities in Connecticut, drivers pay about $600 more than the state average.
Several other cities and towns in Fairfield County are ranked on Valuepenguin.com's list. They include:
1) Lyme: $1,737 (cheapest in state)30) Ridgefield: $1,89931) Wilton: $1,90132) Weston; $1,990133) Redding: $1,90434) New Canaan: $1,90835) Bethel: $1,91436) Danbury: $1,93537) Darien: $1,95938) Greenwich: $1,95939) Westport: $1,96240) Monroe: $1,96843) Norwalk: $2,000STATE AVERAGE: $2,04747) Fairfield: $2,05449) Stamford: $2,09360) Easton: $2,59063) Trumbull; $2,60265) Stratford: $2,67068) Bridgeport: $2,80769) Hartford: $2,897Click here to follow Daily Voice Wilton and receive free news updates.
