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East Haven is a small city of 27,806 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 4 miles from New Haven, CT and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,806people
$294kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
40"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,261 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to New Haven, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,760 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HVN airport
- 45 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- Right on the coast
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region: D+20 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk