Best PlacesSpring Glen, Hamden, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spring Glen, Hamden, 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.
Spring Glen, Hamden ranks 421st 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 Spring Glen, Hamden
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.
Spring Glen, Hamden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spring Glen, Hamden ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$183,186 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
Where Spring Glen, Hamden ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Spring Glen, Hamden
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spring Glen, Hamden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $183,186, 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 Spring Glen, Hamden's effective rate of 2.68%, 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 Spring Glen, Hamden
Spring Glen, Hamden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Spring Glen, Hamden.
Who works in Spring Glen, Hamden, and how
Work in Spring Glen, Hamden centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Spring Glen, Hamden
Spring Glen, Hamden has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Spring Glen, Hamden and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Spring Glen, Hamden, month by month
Spring Glen, Hamden 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 Spring Glen, Hamden
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spring Glen, Hamden
Schools across Spring Glen, Hamden average a B−, better than 66% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Glen SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Ridge Road Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Worthington Hooker SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamden Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamden High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spring Glen, Hamden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spring Glen, Hamden 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 Spring Glen, Hamden against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Spring Glen, Hamden
Is Spring Glen, Hamden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spring Glen, Hamden ranks 421st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spring Glen, Hamden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,943. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $183,186 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Spring Glen, Hamden safe?
Yes, Spring Glen, Hamden is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Spring Glen, Hamden with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spring Glen, Hamden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spring Glen, Hamden 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.
Spring Glen, Hamden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spring Glen, Hamden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spring Glen, Hamden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spring Glen, Hamden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spring Glen, Hamden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spring Glen, Hamden 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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