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Originally Posted by skytrekker

Syn

A quality townhouse here will range from 160-250K and up
median family home in South Windsor is over 300K- but lower in Vernon & Manchester

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Excellent! I'll look in the Vernon and Manchester areas.

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Originally Posted by Synopsis

Excellent! I'll look in the Vernon and Manchester areas.

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I live in Vernon- some nice single family homes here (new) for 215K-275K.

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Originally Posted by skytrekker

Best of luck Synopsis

I live in Vernon- some nice single family homes here (new) for 215K-275K.

The area sure is beautiful, btw. I could certainly deal with the scenery!

[skytrekker]

Originally Posted by Stratford Ct Resident

The reason prices have dropped in Hartford is exactly what Fresh was trying to point out.Crime rates are up.Taxes are sky high and the school systems are pathetic.Any realtor who tries to sell you property in Hartford isn't worth too much.

I think your analysis is totally wrong- crime rates are below the national average outside of Hartford proper- schools are rated highly- top 10 nationally outside of Hartford- and while property taxes are high- as they are throughout all of New England the northeast- some towns are not that bad.

The reason prices are down- is that CT and the entire northeast, Florida, Arizona, California, Nevada and now the Pacific NW are seeing a housing bust.

Have read the news lately about banks failing- and a credit crunch? I guess not.

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Originally Posted by skytrekker

Best of luck Synopsis

I live in Vernon- some nice single family homes here (new) for 215K-275K.

Wow, Vernon seems to be an EXCEPTIONALLY nice area. Low, and I mean LOW crime. The crime in Hartford (according to CD) bothers me somewhat. It's a relatively small city but has had over 20 murders commited over the course of a year with a crime rating over 700. Vernon, however, probably has the lowest crime of any place I've ever seen!

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Originally Posted by Synopsis

Wow, Vernon seems to be an EXCEPTIONALLY nice area. Low, and I mean LOW crime. The crime in Hartford (according to CD) bothers me somewhat. It's a relatively small city but has had over 20 murders commited over the course of a year with a crime rating over 700. Vernon, however, probably has the lowest crime of any place I've ever seen!

Hartford metro has nearly 1.3 million- but the city itself has only 130,000 population- the rest of the Hartford area is wonderful- and crime here in Vernon is very low- the schools good- and a high quality of life. South Windsor is just as nice, as is Ellington, Bolton, Glastonbury, Somers Willington- towns east of the CT river and Hartford have the best buys for real estate.

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Originally Posted by skytrekker

Hartford metro has nearly 1.3 million- but the city itself has only 130,000 population- the rest of the Hartford area is wonderful- and crime here in Vernon is very low- the schools good- and a high quality of life. South Windsor is just as nice, as is Ellington, Bolton, Glastonbury, Somers Willington- towns east of the CT river and Hartford have the best buys for real estate.

I really appreciate this input. Right now, I'm leaning towards Vernon. Of course, it all depends on if I get this job!

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Vernon has some nice areas- the 'Rockville' part of town where I live- which is the historic district and downtown is said to be more 'edgy'- but as the crime stats show- its really nothing.

While you are at it check out crime for South Windsor, Ellington, Bolton, Glastonbury, Tolland and Stafford- all in eastern CT -you will be very surprised at how low crime is here.

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Originally Posted by skytrekker

Vernon has some nice areas- the 'Rockville' part of town where I live- which is the historic district and downtown is said to be more 'edgy'- but as the crime stats show- its really nothing.

While you are at it check out crime for South Windsor, Ellington, Bolton, Glastonbury, Tolland and Stafford- all in eastern CT -you will be very surprised at how low crime is here.

I've noticed how low the crime is in Vernon. I think the City-Data report indicated somewhere in the 100s, which is INDEED low.

Heck, the crime statistics for all of the US are averaging in the 300s and that includes RURAL areas, so Vernon is an EXCEPTIONALLY low crime area.

I would really love to live in Connecticut and experience the four seasons.

Where I live now is great (near Fort Worth) but the heat in Summer is just brutal. Other than that, Fort Worth is an exceptionally nice, clean city that has tons going for it.

I'm sure that the Winters up there can be quite cold, but hey... I know how to layer.

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Winters here vary

Actually about one half of the state- below the I 84 corridor has a 'humid subtropical climate'


from wikipedia

Parts of Connecticut, including northwestern Connecticut, have a Humid continental climate while other parts, especially southeastern Connecticut, have a Humid subtropical climate, with seasonal extremes tempered by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Winters are cold, with average temperatures ranging from 31°F (−1°C) in the southeast to 23°F (−5°C) in the northwest in January. The average yearly snowfall is about 25–100" (64–254 cm) across the state, with higher totals in the northwest. Spring has variable temperatures with frequent rainfall. Summer is hot and humid throughout the state, with average highs in New London of 81°F (27°C) and 87°F (31°C) in Windsor Locks. Fall months are mild, and bring foliage across the state in October and November. During hurricane season, tropical cyclones occasionally affect the region. Thunderstorms are most frequent during the summer, occurring on average 30 times annually. These storms can be severe, though tornadoes are rare.[16]

also about the state
Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

winters in central CT begin about mid December- and ebb by late March
Mid April to about late November are rather temperate- but July and the first half of August can become quite hot and humid at times.

The period from mid to late August to Thanksgiving is very pleasant and benign.