East Hartford, Connecticut

About East Hartford

Set in the northern part of Connecticut, East Hartford is a small unincorporated community.

East Hartford holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 18.01 square miles.

📰 East Hartford News Today

• East Hartford's Walk for Hope - Third Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Event easthartfordct.gov · Aug 18
• U.S. News reveals Connecticut’s 10 best high schools for 2026-27 ctinsider.com · Aug 17
• Joyce Susan Carilli-D'Onofrio Obituary (2026) - East Hartford, CT - Brooklawn Funeral Home - Rocky Hill Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• One in critical condition after shooting in East Hartford NBC Connecticut · Aug 11
• 1 victim critical, another shot in the leg in separate East Hartford shootings, police say WFSB · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Hartford Unique

• The only place in America named East Hartford — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Hartford (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in East Hartford

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Hartford

• Augie and Ray's
• Bear's Smokehouse BBQ
• Burnside Roma Restaurant — italian
• Carmine's Bar • Grill • Stage — italian
• Melina's — salvadoran
• PHO 501 — asian
• Rebel Dog Coffee Company (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Mill on the River — american
• Anna's Restaurant & Pizza — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Selden Brewer House · Museum
• Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum · Museum
• The Dreamyard · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Hartford

• Bush Hill Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Richard E. Gorman Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wickham Park reviews ★
• Bicentennial Square reviews ★
• Buckland Pond · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chapel Hill Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cornelius McAuliffe Park reviews ★
• Dwyer Park reviews ★
• East Hartford Cross Country Ski & Jogging Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Emma and Nicholas DePietro Family Park reviews ★
• Goodwin Park reviews ★
• Growing Roots Community Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in East Hartford

• Academy of Computer Science and and Engineering Middle Schoo
• Academy of International Studies Elementary School
• Anna E. Norris School
• Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University
• Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School
• Dr. John A. Langford School
• Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School
• East Hartford High School
• East Hartford Middle School
• Governor William Pitkin School
• Joseph O. Goodwin School
• Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University
• Robert J. O'Brien School
• Silver Lane School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Hartford

🏘️ Nearby Communities