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West Haven is a mid-size city of 55,351 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 3 miles from New Haven, CT and 37 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
55,351people
$292kTypical home
$1,442/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
38"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,351
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,149 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Hartford, CT
- 3 mi to New Haven, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,839/mo)
- Median rent $1,442/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Low property crime (933 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HVN airport
- 48 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 477 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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