So my wife hasn't seen Newtown yet but I have and I really liked it. It feels like the sort of town I'd want to raise a family in. I'll have to check out Bethel too!!

So no when we are in CT we will both be working from home but she will need to go back to her office out near Syracuse every so often which is why Milford is as far east as we would like to go.

This was super insightful, thank you very much

Yeah and unfortunately some people are taking advantage of that which is expected. Just yesterday I saw a house in Fairfield (06825) that needed a good amount of updates and they were asking like 950K. I wouldn't pay 500K for that house. Just gotta keep our fingers crossed. Seems like Newtown has a lot of nice homes in our price range as well.

We really like Fairfield and that is where I've spent the most time because that's where our friends live. I realize inventory is still low but some of the asking prices for houses in Fairfield are just laughable.

Yeah unfortunately our budget probably won't allow for a home in Greenwich or Westport haha. A lot of people suggested Shelton which I did visit but didn't get that warm and fuzzy feeling. We do like Newtown a lot also. I wouldn't mind Fairfield but my god the asking price for some of the homes in Fairfield is just laughable.

So I've been to Stratford a few times, I actually went to look at a house that was on main street and no offense to anyone but let's just say main street wasn't what I was expecting. Someone told me that upper/northern Stratford is where you want to be.

I appreciate this and will definitely be looking into Norwalk more. Are there any areas of Norwalk you would suggest?

So Norwalk is interesting to me, I just got to visit there a couple weeks ago. Definitely more of a city feel, sort of reminded me of where I used to live in Baltimore but I did enjoy it. Only issue I've seen based on my research is the schools aren't rated very high, I've seen some areas the crime is pretty high(might be a reason I'm unaware of), but I would think the houses would be less in that area but they aren't. On the surface seems like much less bang for your buck is all.

I recently got to visit Milford and I really liked it. There was a farmers market or something happening at the green and I remember seeing a couple around our age pushing a stroller and walking their dog and just thinking this is exactly what I'm looking for. I just got "that feeling" when I visited I guess I should say. Are there any "bad parts" of Milford or areas you'd avoid? Thanks!