Best PlacesAnnex, East Haven, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Annex, East Haven, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Annex, East Haven ranks 5,691st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Annex, East Haven
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Annex, East Haven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Annex, East Haven ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Annex, East Haven ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Annex, East Haven
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Annex, East Haven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,980, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Annex, East Haven's effective rate of 2.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Annex, East Haven
Annex, East Haven runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Annex, East Haven.
Who works in Annex, East Haven, and how
Work in Annex, East Haven centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Annex, East Haven
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Annex, East Haven, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Annex, East Haven, month by month
Annex, East Haven sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Annex, East Haven
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Annex, East Haven
Schools across Annex, East Haven average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carbone School/east Haven AcademyB · 46% proficient
- Nathan Hale SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- John S. Martinez Sea And Sky Stem SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilbur Cross High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Sound SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Metropolitan Business AcademyD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Annex, East Haven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Annex, East Haven measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Annex, East Haven against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Annex, East Haven
Is Annex, East Haven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Annex, East Haven ranks 5,691st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Annex, East Haven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,991. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $47,980 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Annex, East Haven safe?
Annex, East Haven is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $423 per resident a year.
Compare Annex, East Haven with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Annex, East Haven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Annex, East Haven represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Annex, East Haven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Annex, East Haven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Annex, East Haven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Annex, East Haven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Annex, East Haven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Annex, East Haven detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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