UNH is technically in West Haven which is pretty safe and affordable overall.

I read that living in West Haven isn’t safe. Is that true? Or are there sections of West Haven that you would not recommend living there?

Yeah, that’s not true. The last recorded FBI crime rate was 159.7, national average is 270.6.

There are some dumpier neighborhoods but I assume you’ll be going to check things out and can feel it out.

Yeah, I'll definitely make time to go and check out some neighborhoods. Thanks!

Try west shore or Milford

What do you plan to do with that degree?

That’s an asshole statement. My oldest friend went there for the same exact thing. She’s a cop now.

What? I was just asking what her plans were. It’s not an insult.

Westville area is nice, it’s right near UNH

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Crime analysis or crime victim services :)

Do they have low income housing there?

http://rowect.com/ is mixed income but idk what the process is for getting a low income unit.

I appreciate it! I'll look into it🫶🏼

Not particularly affordable unless you have roommates

I actually commuted that same route everyday for work back in 2017. Wasn’t so bad- I took the commuter bus (950)just fyi if you can’t find something affordable

I suggest looking for an in-law apartment to rent. I did this while in Grad school and it was wonderful. Elderly lady liked having me around and I adored her. Was a terrific experience.

West haven is definitely safe compared to pretty much anywhere in new haven

I have a friend who lives in a nice complex in downtown West Haven—roomy apt for much less than I’m paying for in East Rock. I would def check around downtown as well.

Good luck with your studies!

Try renting a room , rents are skyrocketed here

Yeah, every single one of my New Haven friends (about a dozen) has had their car broken into at one point.

People say it's unsafe because there is a high minority population. It's generally fine. I love West Haven.

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I don't mind commuting but I have a dog to think about and work too if it's in Hartford.

Aww, I hope I find something like that; how did you go about finding that? Craigslist?

Oh no, I hope you're OK!

What apartment is it? And thanks!

Rent is ridiculous, I wish people are ok with being roommates with 33 years old with an adorable almost senior citizen dog :)

Criminal justice is not a life worth living :/

Why do you say that? :/

Try Facebook town groups for room rentals , I’ve seen quite a few recently but I know having your own place is ideal. Good luck in your search

Grew up in West Haven. Can confirm when I was a teenager I started hearing that "West Haven has gone downhill" which was code for "more Black people live here now." Absolutely nothing to back it up.

The worst part about West Haven is that leadership does absolute nothing to develop it. And, ironically, the longest standing businesses I've seen are POC-owned. Just drive down Campbell Ave and you'll see dozens of salons, grocery markets, restaurants, etc owned by Black, Latino, and Asian people that have been there for years. Then you have Joe Shmo White Guy I went to high school with who opens up a new bar or Herbalife "nutrition club" that lasts for 5 minutes before going out of business.

I know NEBCO isn't POC-owned but just look at how Jimmies is trying to strong arm them from opening up. The town is full of good ol boys who are so averse to business development by "outsiders" for fear of losing their piece of the pie...all at the expense of the residents. For my whole damn life we've had 3 miles of beach with 3 restaurants: Captain's Galley, Chick's, and Jimmies. Two of them are gone and the last one sucks. The people deserve better.

West Haven is a great little town. It sucks because city leadership is a corrupt pile of incompetent idiots and has been for decades, not because Black people live there. More POC doesn't mean the town is "going downhill." If anything, they're the only ones keeping it alive.

There isn't a ton to do but if you're a college student living near UNH you'll have plenty of options 10 minutes away in New Haven. Unsafe it certainly is not.

Rant over lol

I'll try there, thank you!

A Life spent judging people and arresting people isn’t really a life

I’m just a crime analyst. Arresting bad people should at least be good for the community. This is judgment free zone. I don’t know if you had a bad experience with cops?

My bad I took it as condescending. I’m jaded by how rude people are on Reddit 🤣🤣. But look at me, being the same way

Opinions are like assholes...

West Haven is safe, but so is almost all of New Haven. I don't know why people get the impression that these places aren't safe, unless it's people from the whiter parts of CT assuming that the cities aren't safe.

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It might be Hill Top Terrace? Not sure

hi! i’m currently a student at unh studying criminal justice! it’s a great program :) best of luck with your degree!

I've lived all over New Haven. Maybe we have a different definition of safe. As a general rule none of those people are out to hurt you. Most of them won't bother you at all if you don't bother them. Keep your head about you and treat everyone you come across as a human being and you'll generally be fine.

Also, there's enough areas of New Haven that don't have any of what you mentioned.

I’m pretty sure what op is asking for in other words is to not live in the hood which most places in new haven qualify as

Individual towns have groups , you are welcome

Jimmie’s is insane. They’re a failing restaurant that’s trying to block a COMPLIMENTARY business that will bring hundreds of thousands of people to their vicinity. Idiots. No wonder they’ve squandered that great location.

That’s a stretch. Plenty of safe areas in New Haven.

You just named 2 of the highest crime areas of the city 🙄

They've been in that amazing location since the 70s and just added outdoor seating in what like the 2000s? They've been a joke for as long as I can remember. Basically just a historical landmark in my eyes

Don’t forget the ville and the trey(dk how to spell it) . I’m not just naming places they are the most prevalent areas in the city all which have high crime rates

Most prevalent? What does that even mean? New Haven has just as many good areas as bad.

That’s definitely not the case

Also I don’t say any of this town down talk new haven I actually love the city personally I’m just aware it’s not a generally safe area and it isn’t somewhere I plan on raising my kid

Let’s see.

Good: downtown, East Rock, Wooster Square, East Shore, Morris Cove, Prospect Hill, Westville

OK/Marginal: Edgewood, Dwight, Amity, Q Meadows, Beaver Hills

Bad: Fair Haven, The Hill, Newhallville, Dixwell

It evens out, and most population are in OK areas.

You just called down town good 😂😂😂😂 you definitely aren’t from the city

I worked in New Haven for 3 years and have lived in the area for 12 years. I’m plenty familiar with downtown and am there multiple times a week. I, nor anyone I know, has ever had an issue there. Sure things happen, but consider that hundreds of thousands of people pass through downtown every year and it’s no more dangerous than any major city.

Calling downtown a good area says enough about your standards. I worked in down town and literally saw an overdose every single shift I worked except for snow days . Living in downtown would be comparable to living in any hood area like any new haven native would tell you .

An overdose every day? Cool story bro.

It's safe. A little run down

Shows how much you get out or know about your city youve been around so long

A criminal justice degree can be used for many things other than being a police officer, you don't even need a degree to be a cop.

>You just called down town good 😂😂😂😂 you definitely aren’t from the city

Dude, if downtown is safe enough for sheltered Yale freshmen, it's safe. Most of downtown is bougie as fuck.

Yale students have an entire area of the city to themselves yales campus is huge

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If downtown isn't safe I'd love to hear your impression of where it IS safe? Someplace where crime is somehow impossible? Down town is as safe as any place, once you leave your house.

I would call milford safe , west haven relatively safe , amity relatively safe , the Yale section of downtown safe. Just because nothing happened to you there doesn’t make it safe by comparison to other places

Also, check NextDoor for garage, basement, in-law, etc apartments in New Haven and neighboring suburbs.

Inter-generational home sharing may be a potential solution, e.g., Nesterly.com, similar alternatives UNH or local city/ town officials or clergy may be more aware of than the university. https://www.boston.gov/departments/new-urban-mechanics/housing-innovation-lab/intergenerational-homeshare-pilot

"Low income" "safe neighborhood" Pick one!

Safe neighborhood! 😬

The closer you get to the center of West haven, the better off you'll be....The beach is expensive though.....Get yourself south of I-95 and you should be alright.

The commute really wouldn't be that bad