[nep321]

Originally Posted by Razorsharp42

Im in Baltimore and and was born in Hartford. Hartford has NOTHING for a nightlife without risking for your life downtown. Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC are better than Hartford, New Haven, and Springfield. Just Better quality of life honestly.

Baltimore, Philadelphia and DC are all very ghetto. Your measure for quality of life is based solely on nightlife? Please.

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by nep321

Baltimore, Philadelphia and DC are all very ghetto. Your measure for quality of life is based solely on nightlife? Please.

You obviously have not been to DC in decades. Anything but ghetto

If you think Stamford is expensive don't even look at DC rents.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

If you think Stamford is expensive don't even look at DC rents.

Average rent for a 1br:

DC: $1692 Average Rent In Washington, Washington Rent Trends and Rental Comps

Stamford: $1880 Average Rent In Stamford, Stamford Rent Trends and Rental Comps

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by nep321

Glastonbury is noticeably more uppity than Farmington though. Well, at least that's how I see it. I mean, for example, the median household income in Farmington is $88K, but in Glastonbury it is $107K. And Marlborough beats Glastonbury with being $111K. And yes, I actually notice the difference, just by driving through those towns after living in Hartford County for a total of 27 years. However, neither town can top Avon, which is at $112K. And Avon even gets beat by Fairfield, which is at $120K. So basically, the town of Fairfield beats out EVERY town in Hartford County.

Even more eye opening is that West Hartford is at $82K, much closer in line with Norwalk, which is at $75K!

Hartford County is slightly upper middle class, with a median household income of $65K, versus Fairfield County at $83K.

How much time have you really spent in Glastonbury? I doubt it has been much and if it was any, it likely was in the more upscale places around town. Glastonbury has a range of housing types and after living here for more than 20 years I can say that there are a few uppity people but not as much as you seem to imply. Go to Stop & Shop or the Glastonbury Coffee Shop or any of the smaller local places like Angelos, Foxy Pizza or Kens and you will see it is mostly middle class people.

West Hartford has an even wider range of people and housing types so of course its income level is less. It is not comparable to Norwalk though. The difference mostly is due to the cost of housing and proximity to New York. West hartford is basically like Fairfield in character. Jay

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Average rent for a 1br:

DC: $1692 Average Rent In Washington, Washington Rent Trends and Rental Comps

Stamford: $1880 Average Rent In Stamford, Stamford Rent Trends and Rental Comps

The only problem is that DC averages across se and ne portions which are still ghetto. Stamford on then other hand is more even keeled. Georgetown and nw DC smokes Stamford. Sorry.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

The only problem is that DC averages across se and ne portions which are still ghetto. Stamford on then other hand is more even keeled. Georgetown and nw DC smokes Stamford. Sorry.

DC is DC. You can't selectively choose which neighborhoods you feel are appropriate to represent an entire city. Sorry.

[nep321]

Originally Posted by JayCT

How much time have you really spent in Glastonbury? I doubt it has been much and if it was any, it likely was in the more upscale places around town. Glastonbury has a range of housing types and after living here for more than 20 years I can say that there are a few uppity people but not as much as you seem to imply. Go to Stop & Shop or the Glastonbury Coffee Shop or any of the smaller local places like Angelos, Foxy Pizza or Kens and you will see it is mostly middle class people.

West Hartford has an even wider range of people and housing types so of course its income level is less. It is not comparable to Norwalk though. The difference mostly is due to the cost of housing and proximity to New York. West hartford is basically like Fairfield in character. Jay

Well, most people in the Hartford area view Glastonbury as uppity (or top tier), in the same league as the Farmington Valley towns. I mean, that's why housing prices are high there.

[EricS39]

So something isn't squaring. Housing prices are so high, but CT forum is extremely active.

If it's so bad here you would see 99% of the people gone. This should be an empty nest by now. With hoards of people jamming up the roads in Florida lining up for low rents like machines

Seriously though the best quality of life right now is ...well not in the US...it's Germany and Denmark and the Netherlands...and relative to that we are cheaper

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

DC is DC. You can't selectively choose which neighborhoods you feel are appropriate to represent an entire city. Sorry.

Sure you can. Stanford's rentals are concentrated in one or two higher end neighborhoods. NYC is about the same as Stamford or actually a bit less once the outer boroughs are looped in. But we all know that the real nyc- Brooklyn and Manhattan are much higher. Thanks for playing.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

DC is DC. You can't selectively choose which neighborhoods you feel are appropriate to represent an entire city. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

Sure you can.

Not if you appreciate accuracy.