Best PlacesSouth End Hartford, Hartford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South End Hartford, 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.
South End Hartford, Hartford ranks 4,110th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South End Hartford, 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.
South End Hartford, Hartford's strengths and weaknesses
Where South End Hartford, Hartford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where South End Hartford, Hartford ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South End Hartford, Hartford
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South End Hartford, Hartford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,532; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 South End Hartford, Hartford's effective rate of 1.80%, 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 South End Hartford, Hartford
South End Hartford, Hartford's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South End Hartford, Hartford.
Who works in South End Hartford, Hartford, and how
Work in South End Hartford, Hartford centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in South End Hartford, Hartford
South End Hartford, Hartford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 38 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of South End Hartford, Hartford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South End Hartford, Hartford, month by month
South End Hartford, 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 South End Hartford, Hartford
Bradley International sits about 14 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 South End Hartford, Hartford
Schools across South End Hartford, Hartford average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Samuel B. Webb Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Emerson-williams SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silas Deane Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Betances Stem Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Mcdonough Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Wethersfield High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Bulkeley High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South End Hartford, Hartford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South End Hartford, 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 South End Hartford, Hartford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South End Hartford, Hartford
Is South End Hartford, Hartford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South End Hartford, Hartford ranks 4,110th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and walkability, 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 South End Hartford, Hartford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,362. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $63,532 median income, cost of living beats 37% of neighborhoods.
Is South End Hartford, Hartford safe?
South End Hartford, Hartford is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare South End Hartford, Hartford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South End Hartford, Hartford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South End Hartford, 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.
South End Hartford, Hartford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South End Hartford, Hartford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South End Hartford, Hartford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South End Hartford, Hartford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South End Hartford, Hartford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South End Hartford, 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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