About East Haven
East Haven, CT is a small unincorporated community located in southern Connecticut.
East Haven holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.3 square miles.
📰 East Haven News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes East Haven Unique
- The only place in America named East Haven — 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 southern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of New Haven (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in East Haven
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in East Haven
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Connecticut Trolley Museum · Museum
- The Shore Line Trolley Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Haven
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in East Haven
- Carbone School/East Haven Academy
- Deer Run School
- Dominick H. Ferrara School
- East Haven High School
- Grove J. Tuttle School
- Jerome Harrison School
- Joseph Melillo Middle School
- Momauguin School
- Overbrook Early Learning Center
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.