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scarsmom143 t1_jacgu44 wrote

Reply to comment by danaaa405 in Move to Connecticut by [deleted]

Yes I should have included more info, would like to be close to public transport as I might have to go into the city for work every so often. Also 700k max if that helps cross some towns off the list

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thesbaine t1_jack1k3 wrote

Depends on how long an acceptable train ride is. If you don't want it to be too long then you cannot go wrong with a lot of places in Fairfield County (avoid Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stratford). Thing is your $700,000 isn't going to go too far. If you're OK with a longer commute then anywhere from Guilford through Old Saybrook are good options (minus Clinton and Westbrook). You'll get much more for your money in those towns and the schools are still good. Downside is you're driving to New Haven to get Metro North, taking Shoreline East to get to NH for the same, or grabbing Amtrak from Old Saybrook with no switch overs.

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scarsmom143 t1_jackeng wrote

If money wasn’t an issue, what would be the best towns in that area? My office has a location in Stamford

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thesbaine t1_jacnn2y wrote

Anywhere in Fairfield County. They're all bangers outside of the cities.

Here's what you need to understand, especially with schools: a school system may be ranked #40 in CT, but CT schools are really, really good. The gap between a #1 ranked school and a #25 in CT is tiny.

So, what it's going to boil down to, is if you want a rural feel or you want a more urban/suburb-ish feel. Do you want to be 10 minutes away from everything or is 20-30 OK?

The one thing I will advise is don't be within 2-3 blocks of the shoreline. During hurricanes and strong tropical storms water tends to stack up in Long Island Sound and the majority of it gets pushed down that way. Leads to a lot of surface street flooding and damaging waves.

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scarsmom143 t1_jacnsel wrote

I’m okay being 20-30 minutes away from things! We would want to live in a place with a tight knit community, older homes, walkable etc!

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langelar t1_jaev2gh wrote

New Canaan? But if 700k is your max, then Fairfield

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