[sswillyums]

I grew up in the Enfield, East Windsor area on a small tobacco farm but left there in the mid-60's. I'm planning to return to CT to retire and am very interested in the Quiet Corner of the state and especially interested in close proximity to UCONN. I have visited a few times over the intervening years and do not expect to return to the time and place that I left.

In scanning posts from around the state, I don't see a lot of info about the QC. Is this because it is sooo quiet that it is to be avoided? Or nothing ever escapes from there? I'm a single male of modest means but would enjoy an active social/community life. Putnam is a possibility, also Mansfield. Any help out there?? Thanks.

[uconn99]

Look into Mansfield, Columbia, Windham/Willimantic, Willington, and Ashford.

Living in Willimantic will give you a great opportunity to buy a nice older victorian in the hill section of town with shopping and dinning close by. UConn would be 15 minutes away.

You will have more shopping options living in Windham, Columbia or Mansfield and are close enough to Hartford/Manchester for more things to do. I would only venture farther into the quite corner if you don't mind traveling to UConn on back roads and being farther from a major city, although Providence and Boston are not far for some of the Northeastern towns. Pomfret, Woodstock, and Putnam to name a few.

[skytrekker]

Actually the QC is the fastest growing part of the state population wise. Tolland ranks first and Windham second. The region is attractive, with A slow pace of life, little sprawl, low crime and good schools which is attracting those of all ages; from younger people to retirees to those from out of state. I know of a couple who fled the Washington DC area for A 55 and over community in Tolland and love it!

Towns to consider are as uconn99 suggested; plus Bolton,Somers (voted by CNN/Money as one of the best small towns to live in the USA) Coventry, Tolland, Stafford Springs, and into Windham county; Woodstock, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Pomfret and Putnam. The QC is something you should consider- its certainly far different then 25 years ago, but still retains its 'quiet' character.

All of eastern Connecticut is very popular with retirees. The QC has some fine world class restaurants now, several wineries offering award winning wines, is the antique capital of the northeast (Putnam) restored B & B's and a reviving economy. Plus housing prices are the lowest in the state. In many ways it reminds me of California's wine country 25-30 years ago.

[sswillyums]

UCONN99 named some towns that I had not thought of in years and Skytrekker validated my feelings about the area. Thank you both, my move is forming up well.