Submitted by NomadicGalaxy t3_107zgzs in newhaven
Hello :) man in his mid 20s working remote looking to move back North. On the map New Haven looked good for short (but not too short) distance from family, but I really don’t know anything about it.
Insight on the social scene (big pub guy)? Younger or older city? Sporting events, easy to travel to NYC?
Any feedback is appreciated!
It's a college town with a few universities in town and just outside. It has its rough edges if you are outside the college bubbles. (But the bubbles eat into the city) music, food, plays , and bars dominate. Average age is in the mid to late 20s. Lots of post docs. You can take a train right to grand central. It's pretty expensive like all of connecticut
Easy to get to nyc or Boston though for whatever sport you like though.
New Haven has a great youthful scene. Not only does it have bars, but it has tons of breweries in and around existing towns really good ones too. Lots of live music there’s Café nine the palace they’ve got Shubert theater and Yale rep. Rudy’s bar is pretty fun good hang out it’s a pizza town. If you like pizza, there’s tons to choose from there’s Sallys and Pepe‘s in the Guinness world, book of records in the ocean is so close by lots of woods for hiking- you’re between New York City, Rhode Island, and Boston. It’s a good place to meet people, especially in your age group.
Lots of good bars,breweries and music venues, definitely a younger crowd due to Yale & other universities. I work near downtown and my coworkers and I go out to happy hours a lot which are easy to find and within walking distance of each other. Super easy to take the metro into NYC. I’ve caught a bunch of yankee games when the tickets are only $4. UConn basketball tickets are reasonable, too and you can take the train there for cheap so you can drink and not worry about driving. Boston is also close as well as Providence. I’m 31 and love living here - always something to do.
Average age is 31, which is younger than NYC or Boston (a little surprisingly to me). It can be considered a college town, but it's a relatively small college. This is not like Gainesville or Penn State where the population is outnumbered. Plenty to do outside of the university bubble. Also lots of great stuff here because of the university. It's a great balance, IMHO. As a "pub guy" you will find many places to go that are not overrun by students. Unless you're looking for that - you can find plenty of those too!
Yale has lots of graduate students and post docs and scsu and unh are also close to or in town
There is a huge population of young adults. Some people think New Haven and Hartford are small cities because, unlike anywhere else in the United States, there's a new "town" every 1-2 miles (that's a relic of the 1600s). However if you consider the population density it's actually quite large. For example if you live in New Haven you can drive or take a train for a few minutes and you're in places like Stratford and Derby with dense populations, breweries, etc., that are rarely considered to be part of New Haven even though they are just a few minutes away. Hartford is a short train ride from New Haven and the two cities combined have 2 million people in their center and immediate suburbs. And basically everything along the train line between New Haven and NYC is as densely populated as any of the largest US urban areas.
TLDR, you're moving to a big city, not a "college town." Enjoy.
Sure but college students make up maybe 10-15% of the population. Not 50-75% like some places.
Absolutly 16k from Yale half of which is graduates and visiting scholars) 9k scsu 1k albertus magnus 5k unh 9.7 k quinnipiac Not counting gateway cc
Unh and quinnipiac are just outside of new haven but they come for the night life arts music and food. 134k people in city limits.
Definitely a good bar scene / music scene around here as well. Musical Intervention hosts weekly sober space open mic nights on Thursdays at 6:00PM. As for bars, Stella Blues does open mic as well. Cafe 9 / The State House / Gather East and a lot of other venues are in the area as well. If you're closer to Hamden then there is The Space Ballroom / The Cellar.
Awesome, wasn't expecting this much feedback. Definitely considering pulling the trigger in the next few months!
Great city. Give it a shot. Especially if you appreciate food and culture.
There’s some non college nice areas too.
Yeah, New Haven is the 69th (heh) biggest metro in the country at 862,000 people. When I bring people from big cities around, they’re shocked at how much stuff there is to do in a small area.
I love New Haven! It’s a great city, with a lively music scene and amazing restaurants and small businesses. Definitely more of a college town, so that brings in more nightlife. It’s very easy to go to NYC, just head to the train station and take the MetroNorth to Grand Central. Overall lovely area, with lots to do and places to see
New Haven, there is a lot to do from bar hopping, great restaurants, a vibrant arts scene.
Its primarily a younger city
Lazy_Nobody_4579 t1_j3pfugc wrote
Good bar and restaurant scene. Definitely a younger city, but a good mix of ages overall. Travel to New York is easy. Pretty good music scene. Sporting events not so much though. We don’t really have any local teams in New Haven, so the most you’ll really get is Yale home games. Because of Yale and all of the other universities in the area, everyone is very used to newcomers so making new friends and acquaintances isn’t difficult, at least in my experience. I’d recommend Trinity and Christopher Martins for pubs.