New Haven Apartments for Rent

About New Haven

New Haven is a waterfront community on the Long Island Sound with access to the Connecticut Turnpike and Interstate 95 which leads north to Hartford about 40 miles away. The city is home to Yale and Southern State Universities as well as several hospitals and dozens of large employers such as St. Raphael Hospital, Alexion Pharmaceuticals and the Knights of Columbus. Your New Haven apartment will be near several train stops for passenger rail connecting the city to New York City and New London as well as Amtrak service throughout the northeast.

In the center of the city you will find the New Haven Green, a 16-acre park which hosts numerous public events such as the New Haven Jazz Festival, the Festival of Arts and Ideas and various concert series. Downtown New Haven has a large residential population and a large concentration of employers with many upscale restaurants. You will enjoy nearly 100 top Zagat-rated restaurants within minutes of your New Haven apartment. You can catch a performance at several different theatres within the area such as the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Long Wharf Theatre and the Shubert Theatre. Families may like visits to the Connecticut Children's Museum, skateboarding at the Edgewood Skate Park or watching a movie at the Saturday Film Festival in the local libraries. At the Peabody Museum of Natural History you can see dinosaur, fossil and mineral exhibits.

Throughout the city you will find breathtaking vistas, historic landmarks and exciting recreational activities right outside the door of your New Haven apartment. The community provides numerous parks for residents to enjoy and explore. East Rock Park offers a 380-foot high peak with stunning views of the city of New Haven, Yale University, Long Island Sound, and New Haven Harbor. At Lighthouse Point Park check out the historic lighthouse at this site of a Revolutionary War Battlefield, ride the restored antique carousel or spend the day at the beach.

A post office in New Haven is located at 50 Brewery Street. The phone number is 203-782-7000.

The following chart shows the average rent for an apartment in New Haven, CT and nearby cities: