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Hartford vs West Hartford

Hartford, CT compared with West Hartford, CT · 4 miles apart

Hartford has 121,981 residents to West Hartford’s 63,620. Hartford comes out ahead on median rent. West Hartford does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Hartford, CT West Hartford, CT
Population 121,981 63,620
Density (per sq mi) 7,006 2,917
Median household income $46,411 $129,890
Median home value $228,600 $411,000
Median rent $1,269 $1,756
Homeownership 25.7% 67.4%
Average commute 23.1 min 22.3 min
Median age 33.1 40.8
Bachelor's degree + 19.4% 66.6%
Poverty rate 26.3% 6.3%
Unemployment 10.7% 4.1%
Price to income 4.9× 3.2×
Clear days a year 18
Days above 90°F 13

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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