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Best places to live in Greater Hartford

42 places with 853,192 residents within about 30 km of Hartford, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Hartford, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    65
  2. 2Avon (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,932 residents    64
  3. 3Middletown (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 46,756 residents    64
  4. 4Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    64
  5. 5Bloomfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 21,535 residents    64
  6. 6Cromwell (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 13,750 residents    63
  7. 7Portland (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 5,862 residents    63
  8. 8New Britain (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 72,808 residents    63
  9. 9East Hampton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 2,691 residents    62
  10. 10Farmington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 25,000 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    71
  2. 2Bristol (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 60,452 residents    71
  3. 3Ellington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 14,693 residents    71
  4. 4New Britain (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 72,808 residents    71
  5. 5Avon (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,932 residents    70
  6. 6Kensington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,459 residents    69
  7. 7Plainville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 17,328 residents    69
  8. 8Bloomfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 21,535 residents    69
  9. 9Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    69
  10. 10Farmington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 25,000 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Avon (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,932 residents    68
  2. 2Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    68
  3. 3Bloomfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 21,535 residents    67
  4. 4New Britain (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 72,808 residents    67
  5. 5Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    67
  6. 6Bristol (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 60,452 residents    66
  7. 7Plainville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 17,328 residents    66
  8. 8Ellington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 14,693 residents    66
  9. 9Farmington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 25,000 residents    65
  10. 10Windsor (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 28,778 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Hartford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 121,054 residents    83
  2. 2West Hartford
    Connecticut, 63,268 residents    81
  3. 3East Hartford
    Connecticut, 51,252 residents    81
  4. 4Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    79
  5. 5Glastonbury
    Connecticut, 31,876 residents    78
  6. 6Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    77
  7. 7South Windsor
    Connecticut, 24,412 residents    77
  8. 8Bloomfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 21,535 residents    76
  9. 9Windsor (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 28,778 residents    75
  10. 10Blue Hills
    Connecticut, 2,901 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Hartford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 121,054 residents    73
  2. 2West Hartford
    Connecticut, 63,268 residents    70
  3. 3East Hartford
    Connecticut, 51,252 residents    69
  4. 4Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    66
  5. 5Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    65
  6. 6Glastonbury
    Connecticut, 31,876 residents    65
  7. 7New Britain (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 72,808 residents    64
  8. 8South Windsor
    Connecticut, 24,412 residents    63
  9. 9Bloomfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 21,535 residents    62
  10. 10Farmington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 25,000 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Glastonbury
    Connecticut, 31,876 residents    48
  2. 2Middletown (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 46,756 residents    47
  3. 3East Hartford
    Connecticut, 51,252 residents    47
  4. 4Wethersfield
    Connecticut, 26,668 residents    47
  5. 5West Hartford
    Connecticut, 63,268 residents    47
  6. 6Farmington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 25,000 residents    47
  7. 7South Windsor
    Connecticut, 24,412 residents    47
  8. 8Newington (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 30,562 residents    46
  9. 9Avon (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,932 residents    46
  10. 10Plainville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 17,328 residents    46

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Towns in Greater Hartford