Living in East Haven
In East Haven, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).
The population of East Haven totalled 27,923 at the end of 2020. East Haven registered an unemployment rate of 4.95% at the end of 2024. East Haven had a foreign population of 3,445 at the end of 2024.
More recorded crime than 64% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to East Haven?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,494 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,412 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records5Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 483 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Is East Haven a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in East Haven?
The median gross salary is about 4,365 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.
What is the unemployment rate in East Haven?
The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 4.95 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8
East Haven 5.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,365 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.95 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
What does a salary buy in East Haven?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,392 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,494 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,816 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to East Haven. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in East Haven. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is East Haven?
Police recorded about 2,051 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,051 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,051 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 23 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Mobility and administration
East Haven's nearest airport was HVN, 2 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for East Haven. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 23.3°C in July.
Is the air quality good in East Haven?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.89 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData19
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
East Haven 5.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.89 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.39 · Feb 4.56 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 14.33 · May 19.83 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 27.83 · Aug 27.22 · Sep 23.72 · Oct 17.67 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 6.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -1.06 · Apr 4.06 · May 9.67 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 18.72 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.06 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.17 · Dec -1.72 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.833 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 9.17 · May 14.72 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 23.28 · Aug 22.72 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.61 · Nov 7.06 · Dec 2.39 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 69.09 · Feb 72.14 · Mar 92.96 · Apr 106.4 · May 89.92 · Jun 88.14 · Jul 85.34 · Aug 90.17 · Sep 102.4 · Oct 96.01 · Nov 79.25 · Dec 89.66 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 17.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.89 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Providence ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 31.8 km². The city recorded a population density of 873.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.
How many people live in East Haven?
The published population was 27,923 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202018
By nationality
National passport87.7%Foreign residents12.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 31.85 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)16Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 12.39 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,445 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population density | 873.1 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population | 27,923 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202018Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 27,984 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Alternatives for people set on East Haven
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
North Haven as an East Haven alternative in the same region
13 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 2.0% North Haven vs 4.9% East Haven−59%
- Median gross pay, city: €5,286 North Haven vs €4,365 East Haven+21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,662 North Haven vs 2,051 East Haven+30%
- Residents: 24,253 North Haven vs 27,923 East Haven−13%
- Foreign residents: 12.3% North Haven vs 12.4% East Havensame level
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Haven vs 5.9 µg/m³ East Havensame level
North Bethesda as an East Haven alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 439 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 12.4% East Haven+175%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,365 East Haven+40%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.9% East Haven−26%
- Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 27,923 East Haven+79%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 2,051 (2024) East Havenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.9 µg/m³ East Havensame level
Cities near East Haven
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 699.4 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 3,592 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in East Haven when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs East Haven part of New Haven?
East Haven is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. New Haven city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in East Haven?
The published population was 27,923 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
Is the air quality good in East Haven?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is East Haven?
Police recorded about 2,051 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
What is the typical salary in East Haven?
The median gross salary is about 4,365 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.
What is the unemployment rate in East Haven?
The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
How many foreign residents live in East Haven?
3,445 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is East Haven a good place to live?
East Haven may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is East Haven part of New Haven?
East Haven is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near East Haven?
New Haven, Branford Center, Branford, West Haven, North Branford are near East Haven. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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