North Haven, CT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States on the outskirts of New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 24,253. North Haven is home of the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing, School of Law, School of Education, and School of Medicine on Bassett Road. North Haven has easy access to Interstate 91 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15). It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and less than 10 miles (16 km) from downtown New Haven and Yale University.

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How North Haven ranks

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#17Shortest commute in CT #36Highest income in CT #18Rent easiest to afford in CT All CT rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code06473

Area code203

Living in North Haven

Housing in North Haven

$476K▲ 5.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical North Haven home is worth about $476,000, up 5.2% in a year, 5% above the Connecticut typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market40

Sale-to-list103.6%

Sold in May20

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Safety in North Haven

C

Safety Grade C

North Haven reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

North Haven 0.4

Connecticut 1.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

North Haven 24.9

Connecticut 11.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in North Haven

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B

School Grade B

The public schools North Haven’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictNorth Haven School DistrictSchools8

Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 509 students Ridge Road Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 415 students Green Acres Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 404 students Clintonville Elementary School BElementary · Grades K–5 · 372 students Montowese Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 305 students North Haven Middle School B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 752 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.