What towns in CT HAVE you lived? What was your fav? (Bridgeport: income, housing)

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by 12buttons

is glastonbury as upscale as ffld....house prices are what...anything special pleas note...

Glastonbury is similar to Fairfield in many ways, though Fairfield is an older and more urban town than Glastonbury. There is a wide range of housing types in both communities and the schools are excellent. Glastonbury lacks the old fashioned walkable downtown area like Fairfield has and housing prices are much lower. Jay

[paule]

Hartford, E. Hartford, Glastonbury, Southington, New Milford, Waterbury (2X), Naugatuck, Bristol, E. Hampton...least favorite, any suburbs, not much to do, you have to drive everywhere. Cities are more vibrant, with people who vary economically, politically, and culturally-this will benefit all involved, finding ways to address problems by working together with produce growth.
Gentrification article: http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/142/gentrification.html

[Srib]

Originally Posted by paule

Hartford, E. Hartford, Glastonbury, Southington, New Milford, Waterbury (2X), Naugatuck, Bristol, E. Hampton...least favorite, any suburbs, not much to do, you have to drive everywhere. Cities are more vibrant, with people who vary economically, politically, and culturally-this will benefit all involved, finding ways to address problems by working together with produce growth.
Gentrification article: http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/142...ification.html

least favorite by YOUR standards. Some of us would prefer the "mundane" suburban life to the higher crime, struggling schools and congestion of CT cities. Not to say I don't go into the city for activities and restaurants, etc however have lived there and don't plan to live there again.

[paule]

Originally Posted by Srib

least favorite by YOUR standards. Some of us would prefer the "mundane" suburban life to the higher crime, struggling schools and congestion of CT cities. Not to say I don't go into the city for activities and restaurants, etc however have lived there and don't plan to live there again.

Of course it was definitely my opinion and I am in no way implying everyone should pursue my dream of seeing the CT cities create new economies around the people who currently live in the cities, i.e. those who are "shut out" economically and politically from the current landscape. If someone chooses to live in the suburbs that is their choice. The way the cities currently operate will change because it always does, history has told us that. We only need to look at Europe and who was ghetto-ized 100 years ago. Only 5% of people in any society need to violate a "law" for the law to be un-enforceable. Therefore, the population which is "high crime" affects ALL of society. I only say that to hopefully see people look for ways to contribute to the cities, because if the cities falter, it will affect the rest of the state. Wow, I surprise myself by how much I care about CT.

[reason180]

Originally Posted by Srib

Some of us would prefer the "mundane" suburban life to the higher crime, struggling schools and congestion of CT cities.

A lot of that crime is due to all the suburbanites that roll into the city looking to buy drugs or sex.

And congestion??? Really? There are neighborhoods in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, and Waterbury that are suburban like. None of those cities are over 150,000.

I'm not saying you can't prefer the 'burbs to the city but you paint a very dark picture that is a bit dramatic.

[Srib]

Originally Posted by reason180

A lot of that crime is due to all the suburbanites that roll into the city looking to buy drugs or sex.

And congestion??? Really? There are neighborhoods in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, and Waterbury that are suburban like. None of those cities are over 150,000.

I'm not saying you can't prefer the 'burbs to the city but you paint a very dark picture that is a bit dramatic.

Actually i think you are being a bit dramatic. You don't think the cities are congested with houses on top of houses and people on top of people? I hardly think what i said was "dark" and i would love if you could find me a statistic that shows that "a lot of the crime is due to suburbanites". Of course there may be some, but pretty sure its not "a lot".

[reason180]

Originally Posted by Srib

I hardly think what i said was "dark" and i would love if you could find me a statistic that shows that "a lot of the crime is due to suburbanites".

A 1999 article from the Associated Press about crime in Bridgeport states:

Seventy percent of those arrested for buying drugs on the East Side were from out of town; they would exit I-95, make their purchases and then scoot back onto the interstate.
So authorities set up concrete " Jersey barriers " at 40 intersections, creating a maze that prevented quick getaways.

A big thank you to the suburban criminals for supporting the violent inner-city drug gangs with your hard earned cash.

You don't think the cities are congested with houses on top of houses and people on top of people?

Take a drive through the West End of Hartford or North End of Bridgeport and you will see that there are no attached/semi-attached houses. In fact most of the houses are on decent sized lots.

[Srib]

Originally Posted by reason180

A 1999 article from the Associated Press about crime in Bridgeport states:

Seventy percent of those arrested for buying drugs on the East Side were from out of town; they would exit I-95, make their purchases and then scoot back onto the interstate.
So authorities set up concrete " Jersey barriers " at 40 intersections, creating a maze that prevented quick getaways.

A big thank you to the suburban criminals for supporting the violent inner-city drug gangs with your hard earned cash.



Take a drive through the West End of Hartford or North End of Bridgeport and you will see that there are no attached/semi-attached houses. In fact most of the houses are on decent sized lots.

Thats a great statistic - too bad it:
A. Is 9 years old and is specific to brideport
B. Speaks only to drugs - while clearly buying the drugs is in itself a crime, your stat provides no correlation that buying the drugs leads to crimes in the city being committed by those from the suburbs...robbery, larceny, murder, etc.

I'm not arguing that there is not a level of this occuring - of course there is.

Finally I am very familiar with hartford, thanks and I know what kind of housing there is. That is a very small area of Hartford that you are using as a rebuttal to what i said. Population density - cities are more congested than most suburbs end of story.

[pokrplr]

Norwalk - Danbury - Ridgefield - New Fairfield...

NF was my fav tho...

Would never go back, loving Charleston SC now...

[flavorPacket]

Wilton, Trumbull, Newtown

liked 'em all, Newtown is the most relaxing, schools are just as good as Wilton's without the ridiculous property taxes.