Lice_Queen

Lice_Queen t1_j876u49 wrote

Reply to Moving to CT from OK by mugzy86

A lot will depend on your budget, rental housing is quite expensive in CT, and certainly on the shore. Smaller communities in CT also have a LOT less rental housing than our cities. When you say smaller, it doesn't clarify if you mean more rural, suburban, or village- CT has them all within driving distance of New Haven, but housing availability will vary. When you get here, take a lot drives around to get a feel for what appeals to you! There's hiking, beaches, train to NYC, all kinds of stuff to do. Avoid Waterbury and honestly get out of Bristol quick too, one reason is that it's 45-60 min stressful commute to new haven. For some reason out of staters are always moving to bristol and it's such a dreary little city. Also I-95 in CT is one of the most congested highways in the country, so maybe also consider living where you don't need to commute on it every day, or where you can take the train!

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Lice_Queen t1_ivyycjt wrote

Reply to comment by JmnyCrckt87 in downtown for 4 days, no car, 2 kiddos by JmnyCrckt87

Highly doubt snow. New Haven is close to the water and has a slightly warmer climate than the rest of CT. December might have flurries or dusting but most snow comes between Jan-Mar. December can sometimes be very cold and rainy though so I'd pack for that.

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Lice_Queen t1_iven3p0 wrote

Reply to new haven state street to NYC schedule by Hyceanplanet

https://shorelineeast.com/trip-planner

The State Street Station is part of the Shoreline East Line, not MNRR or Hartford Line, confusingly.

I used to do this all the time, so my advice is to always be early for those State St trains. The Shoreline crews leave early or exactly on time. Ask me if you can run fast enough from State St to Union Station to make the GCT train 🙃

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