Best PlacesCity Hall Monument District, New Britain, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around City Hall Monument District, New Britain, 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.
City Hall Monument District, New Britain ranks 4,806th 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain
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.
City Hall Monument District, New Britain's strengths and weaknesses
Where City Hall Monument District, New Britain ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where City Hall Monument District, New Britain ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$41,092 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median City Hall Monument District, New Britain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $41,092, 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain's effective rate of 2.28%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in City Hall Monument District, New Britain
City Hall Monument District, New Britain runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for City Hall Monument District, New Britain.
Who works in City Hall Monument District, New Britain, and how
Work in City Hall Monument District, New Britain centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in City Hall Monument District, New Britain
City Hall Monument District, New Britain has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 32 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of City Hall Monument District, New Britain and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in City Hall Monument District, New Britain, month by month
City Hall Monument District, New Britain 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain
Bradley International sits about 19 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain
Schools across City Hall Monument District, New Britain average a C, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Vance Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- House Of Arts Letters And Science (hals) AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- New Britain High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every City Hall Monument District, New Britain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
City Hall Monument District, New Britain 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 City Hall Monument District, New Britain against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in City Hall Monument District, New Britain
Is City Hall Monument District, New Britain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, City Hall Monument District, New Britain ranks 4,806th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is City Hall Monument District, New Britain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,352. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $41,092 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is City Hall Monument District, New Britain safe?
City Hall Monument District, New Britain is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare City Hall Monument District, New Britain with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to City Hall Monument District, New Britain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in City Hall Monument District, New Britain 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.
City Hall Monument District, New Britain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for City Hall Monument District, New Britain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in City Hall Monument District, New Britain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of City Hall Monument District, New Britain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in City Hall Monument District, New Britain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
City Hall Monument District, New Britain 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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