Best PlacesBarry Square, Hartford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barry Square, Hartford, 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.
Barry Square, Hartford ranks 4,761st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Barry Square, Hartford
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.
Barry Square, Hartford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barry Square, Hartford ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Barry Square, Hartford ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,449 median, better than only 5% 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 Barry Square, Hartford
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barry Square, Hartford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $42,449, 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 Barry Square, Hartford's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Barry Square, Hartford
Barry Square, Hartford runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barry Square, Hartford.
Who works in Barry Square, Hartford, and how
Work in Barry Square, Hartford centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Barry Square, Hartford
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Barry Square, Hartford, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Barry Square, Hartford, month by month
Barry Square, Hartford sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Barry Square, Hartford
Bradley International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Barry Square, Hartford
Schools across Barry Square, Hartford average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Montessori Magnet SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Montessori Magnet At Batchelder SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Betances Stem Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Burr Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Mcdonough Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
- Bulkeley High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barry Square, Hartford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barry Square, Hartford 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 Barry Square, Hartford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Barry Square, Hartford
Is Barry Square, Hartford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barry Square, Hartford ranks 4,761st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barry Square, Hartford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,780. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $42,449 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Barry Square, Hartford safe?
Barry Square, Hartford is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Barry Square, Hartford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barry Square, Hartford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barry Square, Hartford 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.
Barry Square, Hartford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barry Square, Hartford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barry Square, Hartford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barry Square, Hartford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barry Square, Hartford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barry Square, Hartford 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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