New Haven Neighborhoods/Good Schools/Inexpensive

This message is much like the ';Good Small Town'; post, but without the horses. We%26#39;re moving to New Haven but do not have a big budget ($200K) to buy a house.

We heard Westville is a good place, but also could find good homes closer to the University.

Any suggestions?

New Haven Neighborhoods/Good Schools/Inexpensive

Westville is a good choice. You should be able to find at lest a small yard there. You might also consider the Whitney Ave. area north of Yale. 200K will be tough. If you don%26#39;t have kids I might consider some of the rehabs near State St. Buying in West Haven might buy a little more.

New Haven Neighborhoods/Good Schools/Inexpensive

New Haven is a wondrful city that sometimes gets a bad rap. If you will work at Yale there is a housing office to help you. Consider a sublet or a sabbatical house while you%26#39;re looking. $200,000 will get you a modest home in Woodbridge, 15 minutes form Yale and with the best schools in the area. New Haven taxes are high so combined with mortgage payments makes NH expensive.They are high because the city is flush with colleges, museums and hospitals, all not paying taxes. So the homeowner carries the full burden. Check on-line listings so you%26#39;ll get an idea what%26#39;s out there. Wouldn%26#39;t recommend the shoreline direction tho lovely because the Q Bridge is being renovated for the next 10 years and commutes are a nightmare. You are coming to an exciting part of the country. If you%26#39;re from the South you%26#39;ll find that we have businesslike winters so lay in a good supply of snuggies. Starts to get brisk around the third week in Sept. Good luck.

Also look in Hamden - I lived in Westville for a few years and loved it there - West Haven is nice because you are near to the beach. If you are handy, you can pick up a HUD home in the New Haven area very inexpensively and rehab it.

I lived in the Westville section of New Haven for about 15+ years. Left New Haven when I got married and started a family. Don%26#39;t miss that area at all. Think it%26#39;s really gone downhill......

If you have school-aged children you plan on sending to public school, I do not believe New Haven is where you want to live. The public schools just don%26#39; t cut it. Nearby towns with better pblic schools are Woodbridge, Bethany, East Haven, North Haven, Branford, Hamden and Wallingford.

If you plan on sending the children to private schools, New Haven is great. Westville, Morris Cove and the Yale area are all very nice. I really love the Cottage Street area.