Best PlacesCedarhurst, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cedarhurst, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cedarhurst ranks 470th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cedarhurst
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.
Cedarhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cedarhurst ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$178,769 median, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Cedarhurst ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,781 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cedarhurst
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cedarhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $178,769, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Cedarhurst's effective rate of 1.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cedarhurst
Cedarhurst's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cedarhurst.
Who works in Cedarhurst, and how
Work in Cedarhurst centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Cedarhurst
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cedarhurst, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cedarhurst, month by month
Cedarhurst sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Cedarhurst
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cedarhurst
Schools across Cedarhurst average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Pomperaug SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Great Oak Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reed Intermediate SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Rochambeau Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Oxford Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Newtown High SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Oxford High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Pomperaug Regional High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cedarhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cedarhurst
Is Cedarhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cedarhurst ranks 470th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cedarhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $529,416. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $178,769 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Cedarhurst safe?
Yes, Cedarhurst is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
Compare Cedarhurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cedarhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cedarhurst 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.
Cedarhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cedarhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cedarhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cedarhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cedarhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cedarhurst 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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