Town guide

West Hartford, Connecticut

West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 64,856 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06107, 06110, 06117 and 06119, and parts of 06105 are in West Hartford too.

Homes sold for a median of $286 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population64,8562,970 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$286Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in West Hartford

5 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Hartford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around West Hartford

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA97 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY98 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of West Hartford; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents West Hartford

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

West Hartford had 64,083 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 9th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

West Hartford population by census2000: 63,589, 2010: 63,268, 2020: 64,08363,589200063,268201064,0832020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near West HartfordJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.8 in37°20°Jan2.940°22°Feb2.648°30°Mar3.560°40°Apr3.871°50°May3.480°60°Jun3.985°66°Jul3.983°64°Aug3.576°56°Sep4.064°44°Oct4.252°35°Nov3.442°26°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT weather station (5 miles away).

Health care

1,229 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Hartford’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Francis Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hartford2.3 miles
  • Connecticut Childrens Medical CenterChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Hartford3.3 miles
  • Hartford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hartford3.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors93
Specialist doctors98
Dentists100
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants171
Mental health providers586
Physical and occupational therapists143
Optometrists21
Chiropractors17
Pharmacies21

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around West Hartford

Parks (27 nearby)

  • Elizabeth Park · 103 acres1.4 mi
  • Pope Park · 76 acres2.5 mi
  • Buena Vista Recreational Complex · 71 acres2.0 mi
  • Westmoor Park · 35 acres1.2 mi
  • Beachland Park · 29 acres2.2 mi
  • Wolcott Park · 28 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores (19 nearby)

  • Maruichi Japanese Food0.5 mi
  • Whole Foods Market0.6 mi
  • Whole Foods Market1.1 mi
  • Hall's Market1.2 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • Walgreens1.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (14 nearby)

  • Noah Webster Memorial Library0.6 mi
  • Pope Pius XII Library1.1 mi
  • Bishops Corner Branch West Hartford Public Library1.3 mi
  • Thomas J. Meskill Law Library1.9 mi
  • Dwight Branch Hartford Public Library2.1 mi

Museums (6 nearby)

  • Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society1.5 mi
  • Connecticut Museum of Culture and History2.0 mi
  • A. Everett Austin House2.0 mi
  • Mark Twain House Museum2.2 mi
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe House2.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (8 nearby)

  • Carriage House Theater2.2 mi
  • Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center2.4 mi
  • Millard Auditorium2.5 mi
  • Wilson Wilde Auditorium2.5 mi
  • Alfred C. Fuller Music Center2.5 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in West Hartford

Public schools here are run by West Hartford School District, Capitol Region Education Council. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Aiken SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–5408Public2.2 mi
Charter Oak International AcademyWest HartfordPre-K–5486Public2.0 mi
Smith SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–5342Public1.5 mi
University of Hartford Magnet SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–5477Public2.4 mi
Webster Hill SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–5332Public1.7 mi
Whiting Lane SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–5379Public1.0 mi
Braeburn SchoolWest HartfordK–5347Public1.0 mi
Bugbee SchoolWest HartfordK–5343Public0.8 mi
Duffy SchoolWest HartfordK–5489Public1.5 mi
Morley SchoolWest HartfordK–5301Public0.6 mi
Norfeldt SchoolWest HartfordK–5362Public2.1 mi
Wolcott SchoolWest HartfordK–5354Public3.0 mi
King Philip Middle SchoolWest Hartford6–8820Public1.8 mi
Sedgwick Middle SchoolWest Hartford6–8874Public1.3 mi
Conard High SchoolWest Hartford9–121,380Public2.2 mi
Hall High SchoolWest Hartford9–121,332Public1.8 mi
Private schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Montessori School of Greater HartfordWest HartfordPre-K–999Nonsectarian0.4 mi
New England Jewish AcademyWest HartfordPre-K–12101Jewish2.4 mi
Newengland Jewsh AcademyWest HartfordPre-K–12104Jewish2.4 mi
Renbrook SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–8288Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Solomon Schechter Day SchoolWest HartfordPre-K–887Jewish1.7 mi
Gengras Center/Univ of St JosephWest Hartford2–12143Nonsectarian1.2 mi
Ben Bronz AcademyWest Hartford3–1251Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Kingswood Oxford SchoolWest Hartford6–12506Nonsectarian0.9 mi
St Timothy Middle SchoolWest Hartford6–894Roman Catholic2.3 mi
Futures SchoolWest Hartford9–1235Nonsectarian2.8 mi
Montessori School of Greater Hartford ? New HartfoWest Hartford93Nonsectarian0.2 mi
Northwest Catholic High SchoolWest Hartford9–12401Roman Catholic2.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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