Best places to live in the Hartford metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Hartford metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Hartford metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. Manchester

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 36,561

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#24. Middletown

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 47,646

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#23. Southington

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 43,575

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#22. Canton Valley

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 1,364

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#21. Kensington

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,936

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#20. Burlington

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,613

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#19. Portland

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,970

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#18. East Granby

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 5,214

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#17. Windsor

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 29,367

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#16. Cromwell

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 14,301

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#15. Newington

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 30,551

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#14. Collinsville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 4,001

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#13. Tariffville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,607

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#12. Canton

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 10,108

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#11. Rocky Hill

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 20,724

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#10. Wethersfield

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 27,180

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#9. West Simsbury

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,878

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#8. South Windsor

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,820

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#7. Glastonbury

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 35,136

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#6. Avon

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 18,856

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#5. Simsbury

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 24,747

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#4. Weatogue

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,851

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#3. Farmington

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,685

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#2. Glastonbury Center

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,860

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#1. West Hartford

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 63,809

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