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Best places to live in Greater New Haven

29 places with 780,838 residents within about 30 km of New Haven, 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 New Haven, 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. 1Durham (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 2,933 residents    66
  2. 2Killingworth
    Connecticut, 6,174 residents    65
  3. 3Cheshire (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 29,443 residents    60
  4. 4Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    60
  5. 5Shelton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 41,296 residents    60
  6. 6West Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 54,927 residents    58
  7. 7Ansonia (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,854 residents    58
  8. 8Seymour (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 16,562 residents    58
  9. 9Prospect (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 9,476 residents    57
  10. 10North Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 24,093 residents    57

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For retired couples

  1. 1Shelton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 41,296 residents    73
  2. 2Ansonia (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,854 residents    73
  3. 3Cheshire (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 29,443 residents    73
  4. 4Wallingford Center
    Connecticut, 18,209 residents    72
  5. 5West Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 54,927 residents    71
  6. 6Seymour (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 16,562 residents    71
  7. 7Durham (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 2,933 residents    71
  8. 8Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    71
  9. 9Killingworth
    Connecticut, 6,174 residents    71
  10. 10North Branford
    Connecticut, 14,454 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Cheshire (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 29,443 residents    66
  2. 2Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    66
  3. 3Shelton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 41,296 residents    65
  4. 4Ansonia (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,854 residents    64
  5. 5Seymour (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 16,562 residents    64
  6. 6Prospect (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 9,476 residents    63
  7. 7North Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 24,093 residents    63
  8. 8Oxford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 11,345 residents    62
  9. 9Wallingford Center
    Connecticut, 18,209 residents    62
  10. 10West Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 54,927 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1New Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 130,322 residents    80
  2. 2Waterbury (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 108,802 residents    80
  3. 3West Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 54,927 residents    79
  4. 4East Haven
    Connecticut, 29,257 residents    76
  5. 5Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    75
  6. 6Hamden (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 59,847 residents    74
  7. 7North Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 24,093 residents    73
  8. 8Woodbridge (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 9,355 residents    72
  9. 9Orange (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 13,956 residents    72
  10. 10Cheshire (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 29,443 residents    72

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For single professionals

  1. 1New Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 130,322 residents    71
  2. 2Waterbury (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 108,802 residents    68
  3. 3West Haven (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 54,927 residents    67
  4. 4East Haven
    Connecticut, 29,257 residents    62
  5. 5Orange (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 13,956 residents    61
  6. 6Hamden (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 59,847 residents    61
  7. 7Meriden (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 59,988 residents    61
  8. 8Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    60
  9. 9Woodbridge (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 9,355 residents    59
  10. 10Shelton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 41,296 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Cheshire (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 29,443 residents    44
  2. 2Naugatuck
    Connecticut, 31,538 residents    44
  3. 3Shelton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 41,296 residents    43
  4. 4Seymour (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 16,562 residents    42
  5. 5Ansonia (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,854 residents    42
  6. 6Waterbury (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 108,802 residents    42
  7. 7Durham (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 2,933 residents    41
  8. 8Prospect (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 9,476 residents    41
  9. 9Killingworth
    Connecticut, 6,174 residents    41
  10. 10Oxford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 11,345 residents    40

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Towns in Greater New Haven