New Haven, CT Rankings


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New Haven, CT is a great city to live in and it has been ranked highly by BestPlaces.net. The city has an excellent education system with the prestigious Yale University located in the heart of downtown. New Haven also has plenty of cultural amenities including museums, theaters, parks, and entertainment venues throughout the city. The cost of living is lower than the national average and there are plenty of job opportunities available. Overall, New Haven ranks high in many categories such as economic health, public safety, health and fitness grade, educational attainment rate, and housing affordability. All these factors make New Haven an attractive destination for people looking for a place to settle down and create their future.

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#2 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#6 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas
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#17 Fiscally Fit Cities Report
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#17 2005 High Gas Prices
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#20 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#20 The Most Single Cities
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#22 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#27 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#31 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#38 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#48 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#62 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#88 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#109 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#149 2005 Best Places to Live
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#207 Best Green Cities
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#312 2005 Best Places to Live
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Over 11 years ago

In the greater New Haven area there are many options for a college  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am thinking of relocating to New Haven, Ct. but am concerned about the high crime rating. Any thoughts?  More

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Over 16 years ago

Due to New Haven, CT great location between New York and Boston, educational opportunities, cultural and recreational activities on Long Island Sound and relatively mild  More

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