County Rankings

Best neighborhoods in New Haven County, CT

Eligible neighborhoods: 57

Neighborhood	City	County Rank	Index	National Percentile
Branford Center	Branford	#7 of 57	60.6	74.5
Guilford Center	Guilford	#9 of 57	56.7	65.8
East Shore	New Haven	#1 of 57	76.0	96.5
Westville	New Haven	#3 of 57	68.1	88.4
Prospect Hill	New Haven	#6 of 57	60.6	74.5
East Rock	New Haven	#8 of 57	60.4	73.9
Wooster Square	New Haven	#12 of 57	54.3	59.8
Fair Haven Heights	New Haven	#14 of 57	50.7	50.8
Beaver Hills	New Haven	#16 of 57	49.8	48.6
Newhallville	New Haven	#17 of 57	49.7	48.3
Quinnipiac	New Haven	#25 of 57	45.2	37.7
Amity	New Haven	#29 of 57	43.5	34.0
Hill	New Haven	#30 of 57	42.9	32.7
Dixwell	New Haven	#31 of 57	41.3	29.1
Downtown	New Haven	#32 of 57	40.4	27.2
Dwight	New Haven	#34 of 57	40.2	26.7
West Rock	New Haven	#43 of 57	35.6	18.5
Annex	New Haven	#44 of 57	35.5	18.2
Edgewood	New Haven	#45 of 57	35.5	18.1
Fair Haven	New Haven	#48 of 57	34.8	16.8
West River	New Haven	#53 of 57	29.2	9.1
West Side Manor	Waterbury	#2 of 57	68.8	89.4
Alexander Ave	Waterbury	#4 of 57	61.8	77.0
East Farms	Waterbury	#5 of 57	60.8	74.9
Bunker Hill	Waterbury	#10 of 57	55.7	63.3

Questions and Answers

Questions About Neighborhoods in New Haven County, CT

What are the best neighborhoods in New Haven County, CT?

The current top-ranked neighborhoods include East Shore, West Side Manor, Westville, Alexander Ave, East Farms. Rankings use the certified Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

What is the #1 ranked neighborhood in New Haven County, CT?

East Shore is currently #1 of 57 eligible neighborhoods in this cohort with an index of 76.0.

How many neighborhoods are ranked in New Haven County, CT?

57 neighborhoods currently form the eligible published ranking cohort for New Haven County, CT.

Which neighborhood has the strongest Value Opportunity in New Haven County, CT?

East Shore has the strongest current Value Opportunity score in this group at 73.8.

Which neighborhood is rising fastest in New Haven County, CT?

Wooster Square has the strongest current year-over-year Zillow housing change in this group at 13.7%.

Which neighborhood has the strongest Stability and Strength score in New Haven County, CT?

East Shore currently has the strongest Stability and Strength score in this group at 73.3.

Which neighborhood has the highest estimated household income in New Haven County, CT?

Westville has the highest current NDS-derived median household income in this group at approximately $118,036.

How are neighborhood rankings in New Haven County, CT calculated?

Neighborhoods are ranked by the certified Best Neighborhoods USA Index. Every published local rank includes the eligible denominator, and identity composition is excluded from scoring.

Current governed county ranking