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02-05-2007, 11:45 AM
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How is Farmington?
About to finalize a lease in Farmington, found a really nice apartment. It is a couple miles north from the center on Rt. 4. Working for a firm in Hartford but need to go to Waterbury everyday for the first year. This seems like a great spot for both. I like being rural but also close to what West Hartford has to offer.
Anything I might be missing?
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02-05-2007, 12:23 PM
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I haven't been in CT long but from what I have seen and heard, Farmington is a desirable place to live....
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02-05-2007, 12:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by archimedic905
About to finalize a lease in Farmington, found a really nice apartment. It is a couple miles north from the center on Rt. 4. Working for a firm in Hartford but need to go to Waterbury everyday for the first year. This seems like a great spot for both. I like being rural but also close to what West Hartford has to offer.
Anything I might be missing?
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West hartford is nice too. It is just a little more Urabn than Farmington. They are both great towns. Farmminton is more suburan and quiet. West Hartford has arealy great down town. |
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02-05-2007, 04:22 PM
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By Grace Alone
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Location: New England
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Quote:
Originally Posted by archimedic905
About to finalize a lease in Farmington, found a really nice apartment. It is a couple miles north from the center on Rt. 4. Working for a firm in Hartford but need to go to Waterbury everyday for the first year. This seems like a great spot for both. I like being rural but also close to what West Hartford has to offer.
Anything I might be missing?
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Farmington to Hartford will have traffic if you are going via rt4 to I84 - it's just a fact of life commuting from that direction. Going to Wtby will pretty much be a reverse commute so I wouldn't worry too much - although there is the highway construction when entering Wtby.
Sounds like you are into the Unionville section of Farmington. Still nice, but not the "big money" side of town or the history side of town. If you don't care about that, all is well. Unionville is sort of a village inside of a town - something you see commonly around here left over from Colonial days.
Good luck! |
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02-15-2007, 02:11 AM
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Why not look into downtown?
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02-15-2007, 08:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by archimedic905
About to finalize a lease in Farmington, found a really nice apartment. It is a couple miles north from the center on Rt. 4. Working for a firm in Hartford but need to go to Waterbury everyday for the first year. This seems like a great spot for both. I like being rural but also close to what West Hartford has to offer.
Anything I might be missing?
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Avoid Route 4 (from I-84 to the center of Farmington) during peak travel times. |
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06-02-2008, 04:42 PM
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Quick question regarding Unionville so I don't open a new topic. As far as school districts and property taxes are concerned Unionville is considered part of Farmington right? Since someone said above it is a village within a town.
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06-02-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by canuckexpat
Quick question regarding Unionville so I don't open a new topic. As far as school districts and property taxes are concerned Unionville is considered part of Farmington right? Since someone said above it is a village within a town.
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This is correct. |
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06-03-2008, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by canuckexpat
Quick question regarding Unionville so I don't open a new topic. As far as school districts and property taxes are concerned Unionville is considered part of Farmington right? Since someone said above it is a village within a town.
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In Connecticut there are often many old small villages that have become part of one town. Most will have a road marker telling what part of the town it is but it is all the same town government. |
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06-03-2008, 07:05 PM
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