Sacred Heart University, Connecticut

About Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Connecticut.

Sacred Heart University holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.12 square miles.

📰 Sacred Heart University News Today

• College football roundup: Central Connecticut State cruises, Sacred Heart falls WTNH.com · Oct 10
• Studying Abroad? Connecticut’s PCC Joins Sacred Heart University to Host Passport Day USPS · Oct 5
• Fairfield Zoning Commission To Hear 140-Unit Housing Proposal, Sacred Heart Athletic Field Plans Patch · Oct 9
• UConn WBB to Host Open Practice at Sacred Heart University of Connecticut Athletics · Aug 11
• Sacred Heart University forum raises concerns about impact of sports gambling on young adults ABC7 Eyewitness News · May 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Connecticut headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Sacred Heart University Unique

• The only place in America named Sacred Heart University — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.12 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern 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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sacred Heart University

• Mac n' Out — macaroni and cheese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Ten Asian Bistro
• The Cheesecake Factory — american
• 7 Brew — coffee shop (café)
• Bereket Turkish Restaurant — turkish
• Brick Oven on Main — pizza
• Captain's Pizza 1 — pizza
• Costa Del Sol — mexican
• Crossroads Pizzeria & Lounge

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Discovery Museum and Planetarium · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sacred Heart University

• Aldo Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Elton G. Rogers Park reviews ★
• Horse Tavern Brook Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Mohegan Recreation Area reviews ★
• Melville Playground reviews ★
• Ninety Acres Park reviews ★
• Owen Fish Park reviews ★
• Park Square reviews ★
• Puglio Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Sacred Heart University

• North Stratfield School
• Stratfield School

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

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