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West Hartford vs East Hartford

West Hartford, CT compared with East Hartford, CT · 8 miles apart

West Hartford has 63,620 residents to East Hartford’s 50,918. West Hartford comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. East Hartford does better on median rent.

West Hartford, CT East Hartford, CT
Population 63,620 50,918
Density (per sq mi) 2,917 2,828
Median household income $129,890 $70,778
Median home value $411,000 $229,700
Median rent $1,756 $1,225
Homeownership 67.4% 60.4%
Average commute 22.3 min 22.4 min
Median age 40.8 38.1
Bachelor's degree + 66.6% 17.2%
Poverty rate 6.3% 13.2%
Unemployment 4.1% 5.4%
Price to income 3.2× 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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