[ctca]

Hi All,
Single professional woman in my 30s moving to New Haven. Looking at Wooster Square (greene st), East Rock (Foster St or Corsair), or one of the highrises downtown.
Will be commuting to cheshire (don't want to live there).
Any thoughts on which neighborhood is best for safety/walkability to restaurants etc/not too noisy?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by ctca

Hi All,
Single professional woman in my 30s moving to New Haven. Looking at Wooster Square (greene st), East Rock (Foster St or Corsair), or one of the highrises downtown.
Will be commuting to cheshire (don't want to live there).
Any thoughts on which neighborhood is best for safety/walkability to restaurants etc/not too noisy?

Thanks!

Be careful to check out crime rates in the areas of the city you will live or frequently be in. New Haven varies a lot from place to place regarding crime and what not. There are some sites that show criminal incidents, and for New Haven it is possible to get a block by block list of muggings, rapes, shootings and so on. Assuming you are moving to a middle class, college educated part of New Haven, overall you'll be safe.

[Stylo]

For your wants, definitely East Rock. Wooster is a bit too isolated (pizza/Italian might get old fast) and downtown is more bustling.

One alternative to consider would be the Novella on Howe. It's on the edge of downtown near tons of shopping and dining, but is quiter than downtown. It's a great location.

[ctca]

thanks! that was i was wondering about wooster... it seems nice, but little other than pizza. But it seems like a shorter walk to downtown than east rock

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by ctca

thanks! that was i was wondering about wooster... it seems nice, but little other than pizza. But it seems like a shorter walk to downtown than east rock

Upper State Street and the Audubon Arts area are East Rock and have a wide variety of bars and restaurants, and cool little shops. Far more than Wooster Square, which has a street of Italian pizza/pastries/restaurants. That area is great, but it's essentially CT's Little Italy.

Also, I'd much rather walk home to East Rock than Wooster from downtown. There's a desolate area between downtown and Wooster that just feels less safe. And I never liked the block from 360 State to the green.

That may change as there's big luxury developments going in that desolate area. But that will take a few years.

You are a great example on why the state needs to attract businesses to cities like New Haven. Young people don't want to live/work in the sticks. Myself included.

[GoHuskies]

I have friends around the square and never felt unsafe making the walk into downtown. After 360 State it's less than 5 minutes to the square with a dog park to one side and the mill apartments on the other.