West Hartford, Conn. – home of the University of Hartford – is one of America’s 100 best places to live, according to Money magazine.
Each year, the magazine comes out with a list of “America’s Best Small Cities.” West Hartford, the only Connecticut city to make the list this year, is No. 76.
The magazine cited West Hartford’s “vibrant, picturesque downtown,” and the new Blue Back Square retail and residential complex. “The city is also an intellectual hub,” according to the write-up on West Hartford at CNNMoney.com. “Money magazine ranked West Hartford as the 10th most educated town in the U.S. in 2006, and it's chock full of schools, including the American School for the Deaf."
See the complete list of America’s “Best Places to Live.” (
Best Places to Live 2008 - from Money Magazine)