With over 890,000 people living in Hartford County, there is a reason why people call the second most populous location in Connecticut their home. Located in north-central Connecticut, U.S. it is the ideal location for job opportunities, wealth and quality of life. With the bordering Connecticut River, locals can enjoy the bustle of the capital, while enjoying the close proximity to nature.
Hartford County contains many admirable cities. If you are looking for the perfect home to buy for you and your family, you may well consider one of the best places to live in Hartford County.
We know house hunting can be difficult, especially when there are many options to choose from. This is why we have put together a list of the top 10 places in Hartford County, to help you narrow down your search for the perfect home. Please contact us with any concerns you may have. We are here to help you understand and navigate your real estate needs.
Here are how the top 10 list for Hartford County shapes up:
1. Windsor Locks Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $232,000
Increase on previous year: 1.8%
Number of houses sold in 2022: 17
Median household income: $79,678
Population: 12,876
One thing to know: Windsor Locks was home to the oldest company on the New York Stock Exchange until 2000, when the Dexter Corp., which manufactured paper goods, split into three separate corporations.
2. Bloomfield Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $475,000
Increase on previous year: 4.8%
No. of sales in 2022: 107
Population: 21,301
Median household income: $81,354
One thing to know: Thomas Hooker Brewery, Back East Brewing and Waypoint Spirits are located in town.
3. Hartford Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $252,550
Increase on previous year: 11.3%
No. of sales in 2022: 60
Population: 120,576
Median household income: $37,477
One thing to know: The first payphone was installed in Hartford on the corner of Main Street and Central Row, just to the south of the Old State House. A plaque on the Hartford Connecticut Trust Co. building — recently renamed the Stark Building — marks the spot.
4. Suffield Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $350,000
Decrease on previous year: 15.7%
No. of sales in 2022: 27
Population: 15,743
Median household income: $115,965
One thing to know: Originally called “Southfield,” Suffield was settled as a town in Massachusetts in 1670. But it later determined that the town actually was within the boundaries of the Connecticut Charter. Suffield has been a part of Connecticut ever since 1749.
5. Newington Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $267,00
Increase on previous year: 6.8%
No. of sales in 2022: 33
Population: 30,112
Median household income: $90,314
One thing to know: At 16 feet, Newington’s Mill Pond Falls is the smallest natural waterfall in Connecticut.
6. South Windsor Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $313,500
Increase on previous year: 13.6%
No. of sales in 2022: 84
Population: 26,054
Median household income: $126,996
One thing to know: John Fitch, credited with designing the first practical steamboat, was born on a farm that is now part of South Windsor. Fitch’s steamboat designs ultimately were not commercially successful. South Windsor is also the home of Venture One Realty.
7. Bristol Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $264,000
Increase on previous year: 10%
No. of sales in 2022: 69
Population: 60,661
Median household income: $73,604
One thing to know: Bristol was a major center of clock-making in the 19th century. Today, the American Clock & Watch Museum in the town promotes its display as one of the largest in the world, numbering over 5,500.
8. East Hartford Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $250,000
Increase on previous year: 12.9%
No. of sales in 2022: 43
Population: 50,036
Median household income: $58.922
One thing to know: Originally, jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney was located in Hartford, but in 1929, a massive plant was built on an 1,100-acre site in East Hartford to accommodate a rapidly expanding business. The development included an airfield for flight testing its engines. The airfield — Rentschler Field — is now the site of a 40,000-seat stadium.
9. Wethersfield Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $295,00
Increase on previous year: 11.3%
No. of sales in 2022: 24
Population: 26,082
Median household income: $100,557
10. Manchester Real Estate
December 2022 median sale price: $233,250
Decrease on previous year: 2.8%
No. of sales in 2022: 36
Population: 35,946
Median household income: $35,125
One thing to know: Colonial Wethersfield was a hotbed of witch hunts well before the more well-known Salem, Mass. witch trials some four decades later. In all, there were nine documented accusations and three executions between 1648 and 1668.
This article was inspired by an article written by the Hartford Courant.
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