West Hartford has walkable neighborhoods where most of the elementary kids walk to a neighborhood school. This really builds relationships fast because you meet the other parents every morning and as transplants we were able to build a community of other families we could rely on when problems arose. We had many occasions to ask neighbors and friends to pick up our child from school or visa versa. Having moved from a more rural area that just wasn’t as easy to build relationships. It is expensive from an outside perspective but we made it work by renting for a couple years near the school we wanted, Morley, which is surrounded by higher density housing so less expensive. Until we found the right house which we also lucked out on.