Best PlacesWest Hartland, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Hartland, 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.
West Hartland ranks 7,049th 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 West Hartland
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.
West Hartland's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Hartland ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where West Hartland ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,463 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Short commute40.3 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Hartland
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Hartland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,063, 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 West Hartland's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Hartland
West Hartland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Hartland.
Who works in West Hartland, and how
Work in West Hartland centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Hartland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Hartland.
What the weather is like in West Hartland, month by month
West Hartland sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Hartland
Bradley International sits about 16 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 West Hartland
Schools across West Hartland average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Colebrook Consolidated SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Hartland SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Live Oaks SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern Regional High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Hartland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Hartland 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 West Hartland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Hartland
Is West Hartland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Hartland ranks 7,049th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and quiet, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Hartland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,800. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $104,063 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is West Hartland safe?
Yes, West Hartland is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare West Hartland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Hartland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Hartland 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.
West Hartland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Hartland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Hartland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Hartland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Hartland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Hartland 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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