Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Connecticut
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 02-18-2014, 10:20 AM
 
4,716 posts, read 5,958,566 times
Reputation: 2190

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by kidyankee764 View Post
Here's a good way to do it - average the income of the highest 25 and the lowest 25. Let me know what you get.



I'm looking right on their website at homes - Family Homes from the high 200s.
Those are not homes that are 4,600 square feet, though.

Just go to Trulia, Realtor or Zillow and sort by square footage and the homes in that size range are all over $700,000.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-18-2014, 10:27 AM
 
21,618 posts, read 31,197,189 times
Reputation: 9775
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewJeffCT View Post
Those are not homes that are 4,600 square feet, though.

Just go to Trulia, Realtor or Zillow and sort by square footage and the homes in that size range are all over $700,000.
I never said anything in my initial reply about 4,600 square feet:
Quote:
Originally Posted by kidyankee764 View Post
Even still, you can get a brand new 2,000 sf house for less than 300k. Here, that would only get you into Derby or Meriden.
And FWIW, all of the homes in Lyme/East Lyme (similar schools, right?) that are ~4,600 sq feet are at least $1m+...so even those 4,600 sq ft houses in Texas are cheaper.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 10:45 AM
 
Location: CT
2,122 posts, read 2,420,651 times
Reputation: 1675
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewJeffCT View Post
Not always - Newtown is considered a "nice" town, but has a high mill rate. The same with Orange & Woodbridge. And also with West Hartford, Simsbury and Glastonbury.
I didn't use the words "pretty good correlation" by accident ya know
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
2,918 posts, read 3,229,733 times
Reputation: 1341
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewJeffCT View Post
Not always - Newtown is considered a "nice" town, but has a high mill rate. The same with Orange & Woodbridge. And also with West Hartford, Simsbury and Glastonbury.
I think Newtown suffered from unbelievably bad timing as far as when its town wide revaluations occurred. The reval before the most recent one was in 2007 - right before the R.E. Bubble burst, and pretty close to the height of the market. The last one was in 2012 -- horrible market, and pre-uptick that I hear is happening, though i'm not really convinced is. So on paper it's mill rate skyrocketed, but the actual tax homeowners are paying is probably more in line with regular yearly increases. Exception would be their car taxes -- those were significantly impacted by the mill change. My town is due for a reval this year. I'll be interested to see what sort of movement there has been since 2009. I'm kind of thinking flat, but I guess I'll know soon enough

Edit to say, it is true that Newtown always had a higher rate than other area towns, but it never seemed to be as out of whack as it does right now. I would guess as other towns in the area revaluate in the coming year or two, this gap will close up a bit. Unless of course the market surprises us all and takes off like a rocket this year... Not! LOL : )

Last edited by Lalalally; 02-18-2014 at 11:19 AM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 12:35 PM
 
4,716 posts, read 5,958,566 times
Reputation: 2190
Quote:
Originally Posted by kidyankee764 View Post
I never said anything in my initial reply about 4,600 square feet:

And FWIW, all of the homes in Lyme/East Lyme (similar schools, right?) that are ~4,600 sq feet are at least $1m+...so even those 4,600 sq ft houses in Texas are cheaper.
Our home hasn't doubled in value over the past 18 months.

And, our home in Avon was similar in size, and only went for $75,000 or so more when we sold it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Connecticut
34,924 posts, read 56,924,455 times
Reputation: 11220
I think we are getting off topic. Please return to the topic of the OP. JayCT, Moderator
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 01:21 PM
 
21,618 posts, read 31,197,189 times
Reputation: 9775
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewJeffCT View Post
Our home hasn't doubled in value over the past 18 months.
Jeff, I'm talking about brand new houses in the Woodlands.

I can't believe we're even debating the cost of living between TX and CT. It's a lot cheaper to live in TX than CT - period!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 01:32 PM
 
2,695 posts, read 3,488,793 times
Reputation: 1652
I never even heard of The Woodlands in Texas, but a quick search of homes and I found this gem with a school system rated all 10's! for $250k and taxes are $3,770. Pretty sure you can't even get a house for that price in New Britain.

17 Tremont Woods Ct, The Woodlands, TX 77381 - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - realtor.com®
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
2,918 posts, read 3,229,733 times
Reputation: 1341
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_250 View Post
I never even heard of The Woodlands in Texas, but a quick search of homes and I found this gem with a school system rated all 10's! for $250k and taxes are $3,770. Pretty sure you can't even get a house for that price in New Britain.

17 Tremont Woods Ct, The Woodlands, TX 77381 - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - realtor.com®
Yeah -- the Woodlands is pretty well-known nationwide. It's an Uber planned community, kind of on steroids. I hear it's a nice place, but personally I have no first hand knowledge of how overall prices (cost of home plus taxes) compare to ours in CT, or how it compares to the sort of in-town style living we're accustomed to here. I would guess it might fall short, but I've been wrong many more times than once in the past! I'm just basing my gut feeling on the fact that an area that large can't all be rosy ... Maybe it is though!

Last edited by Lalalally; 02-18-2014 at 03:21 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-18-2014, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Houston
41 posts, read 60,947 times
Reputation: 19
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_250 View Post
$1,100..that's not bad at all. I know 1br apartments in not so nice towns that are more than that.

To the OP, what is your budget? because it sounds like you might me living in a pipe dream if you want to live in Fairfiield County (minus Bridgeport or maybe Norwalk).
not sure what my budget should be yet, but I am not stuck on Fairfield. I have looked into New Haven as someone suggested in a post.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Connecticut

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:30 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top