Hamden New Haven County Connecticut (CT) Real Estate Homes and Houses for Sale

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Hamden Connecticut is a quite suburban community with easy access to major highways. Hamden is home to Sleeping Giant State Park and a number of open fields which offer year round activities for adults and children alike. The school system is one of five in Connecticut which offer the International Baccalaureate Program, a prestigious advanced placement curriculum for high school students. The real estate market offers a large number of available single family homes and condominiums.

Hamden

Peaceful suburban living with convenient commuting to centers of business and shopping, that's what Hamden has to offer. Wide-open spaces and wooded hills make this town an excellent choice for family living. A wide selection of housing opportunities includes traditional colonials and ranches. You'll also find some larger contemporary designs in a variety of distinct neighborhood settings.

Hamden is known by some as "the land of the sleeping giant" because of an interesting rock formation in the Mt. Carmel section of town. Sleeping Giant State Park is named after this rock image of an enormous reclining man. It can be seen from many different locations within the town.

Open fields for all-season outdoor activities abound. Concerts, arts festivals, lectures, programs for kids and other cultural activities are offered at the Miller Library complex year round. Hamden is also the hometown of some famous figures such as playwright Thornton Wilder Hall and Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. The Eli Whitney Museum pays tribute to the inventor with exhibits, an interactive learning lab and a public barn-like structure where residents hold concerts, dances and theatre productions during summer months.

Hamden has a well-established school system with public and private school opportunities. Hamden High is one of five Connecticut High Schools to participate in the International Baccalaureate Program administered in New York City and Geneva. Approximately 50 students take special classes and examinations each year for advanced college placement. 

 
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