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America’s Best Places to Live 2008: No. 76, West Hartford, Connecticut
As seen in the August 2008 issue of Money magazine and on the web at CNNMoney.com.
West Hartford, CT
Top 100 rank: 76
Population: 65,100
If there’s one thing West Hartford knows, it’s history, and this suburb of Hartford proper has a vibrant, picturesque downtown that has been the community hub since the late 1600s.
The city is also an intellectual hub – Money magazine ranked West Hartford as the 10th most educated town in the U.S. in 2006, and it’s chock full of schools, including the American School for the Deaf.
Retail center Bishops Corner is a popular destination for necessities ranging from office supplies to fair trade coffee, and 20-acre retail hub Blue Back Square recently opened with popular chains Au Bon Pain, Cheesecake Factory, Crate and Barrel and Barnes and Noble.