Is Wallingford a good town to move to? (Waterbury, Meriden: new home, schools)
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I currently live in Waterbury, Ct and i can't raise my kids here. It's a terrible place,in my opinion. I've seen people write about other town but what about Wallingford. Does anyone know anything about that town?
I currently live in Waterbury, Ct and i can't raise my kids here. It's a terrible place,in my opinion. I've seen people write about other town but what about Wallingford. Does anyone know anything about that town?
Walligford is nice. Becareful lof which side of Walligford though. You want to be carefull of near Meriden. Walligford is becomeing built up, alot of new homes. People who work in NY are cummuting to Wallingford. Try Southingon and Chesire too. Plainville is also nice,small but nice.
What side of Wallingford do you think is better? I thought about Southington, i think it's great but the problem is that I have a disablity and don't drive. I've heard Southington doesn't have any public transportation for me to get around with my children. At least Wallingford has Amtrak and buses. Do you think it's safe in Wallingford? I"m spanish but my kids are italian. Will I have problems with the KKK being that i'm hispanic?
What side of Wallingford do you think is better? I thought about Southington, i think it's great but the problem is that I have a disablity and don't drive. I've heard Southington doesn't have any public transportation for me to get around with my children. At least Wallingford has Amtrak and buses. Do you think it's safe in Wallingford? I"m spanish but my kids are italian. Will I have problems with the KKK being that i'm hispanic?
One thing with ct, there is not much public transportation. Wallignfordis nice. I kow people who have lived there. I would not worry about being hispanic one bit. YOu will be fine. The sideyou may be concerned with is the side that boders with Meriden(iam not sure which side that is) Still overall it is a nice town.
The side near Meriden isn't THAT bad. Haha, you guys make it sound like Meriden is some 3rd world country. The worst parts of Meriden are on the West Side and near the train station.
That said, the best part of Wallingford is probably around the Main St./Center St. Area and also up along near Cheshire. The homes cost more in these areas than other parts of Wallingford but for a reason. I wouldn't live too close to Rt. 5 just because of the chain store congestion and too close too the Quinnipiac because I personally am afraid of flooding and a low water table.
Thank you very much for your help. I was also looking in to east haven and Hamden. What do you think of those town? I'm not familiar with CT, just moved here from Alabama and moved into waterbury where my teen son has been picked on and the kids here all smoke and drink and don't seem to have any discipline. I need to move in 3 months so i'm looking into different towns. I appreciate all your help.
Lisa
I'm sorry to hear about the experience that your son is having. Hamden is a larger town with a population of 58,951. East Haven is half that size at 29,714. He might have a better experience in a smaller school. For that matter, have you considered Cheshire or Wallingford?
I used to go to meetings in Wallingford, but never lived there. It's seems to be a nice town with Choate Rosemary Hall as one of the main focuses of the town. Choate is one of the best boarding schools in CT.
The side near Meriden isn't THAT bad. Haha, you guys make it sound like Meriden is some 3rd world country. The worst parts of Meriden are on the West Side and near the train station.
I agree 100%, but I would add that the downtown area past the train station is no paradise either. Kind of weird, though, considering the police station and courthouse are right there.
I live on the east side of town, the last bastion of un-ghetto-ness in the city (for the meantime, at least).
Anyway, the parts of Wallingford near Meriden are mostly rural, much better than the 'burbs of either city. Probably, in fact, the best parts of both cities.
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