We are excited that CNN listed New Haven as one of the top 10 places to visit in 2026!
In its yearly compilation, “America’s Best Towns to Visit 2026,” CNN ranked New Haven second among the top 10 communities to visit, and said New Haven has become “an oasis for foodies, history buffs and fans of live music, old master paintings and theater.”
The prestigious ranking embodies all the things that make our host City so perfect for our community, as the adults we serve set out to learn how to live independently.
“This designation just reinforces what makes our Westville home so perfect for us,” said CHSC President Michael Storz. “It’s the combination of place and people. This is a walkable, creative community, home to six colleges including Yale University, filled with music, art, theater and deeply accepting of everything we are about. We are so lucky to have partners including Yale Center for British Art, the Yale Child Study Center, Southern CT State University and Westville Village Renaissance Alliance who make the community our classroom. We have been proud to call New Haven home since our founding 50-plus years ago and our adults have told me they wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.”
Plus, it doesn’t hurt that New Haven was named Pizza Capital of the U.S. in 2024!
CNN noted that New Haven is highly walkable and is a well-planned City that preserves its history. The presence of Yale University also ranked as a big plus. New Haven was lauded for having a classic New England Green that ranks as one of the oldest in America, and for churning out prominent notables at Yale University.
“Yale’s campus, which has expanded into many corners of downtown, is a mix of stately brick academic buildings, Gothic stone edifices and a few modernist masterpieces, including the Yale Center for British Art, which was designed by Louis Kahn, while the residential areas of the city shine with immaculately-kept Federal-style, Greek Revival and Queen Anne homes,” CNN writes.
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https://www.cnn.com/travel/best-towns-america-list-2026