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We are also considering moving to Rhode Island. It is amazingly inexpensive for being so close to a major city (our perspective is a little different, but then we live in San Francisco). We like the beautiful older houses, and the fact that it is near the ocean. We also like the idea (like we have here) of being able to walk out the door and down the street to get a litre of milk of whatever. It also seems to have a lot of art galleries and cafes.
We cannot afford to buy anything here in San Francisco, and so we need to move somewhere where we can feel reasonably comfortable.
JMO, but I wouldn't recommend Putnam. It's a run down older mill town with no gay population that I ever saw. The only thing it has going for it is a fairly large antique district.
Pomfret and Woodstock are very nice towns with beautiful homes, but that area is very rural. You're going to be a good 45 minutes from anything. Except Wal-Mart in Putnam. However, that part of CT is very scenic and great for a day trip.
urban boys- I love Providence- and have spent much time there- and if you are looking into an urban existence at a much lower price then San Francisco- it will more then meet your needs- with great gay life, clubs, baths, restaurants etc.
Eastern CT will be far cheaper- housing wise- and be a half hour or so into Providence- it depends on what YOUR needs are.
Providence may be pretty to visit but live in????? I don't know...way too busy and compact. Terrible drivers and the people arent's as friendly as the West Coast.
We like compact and busy cities! We have plenty of bad drivers in San Francisco, and we are not afraid of that. Proximity to NYC and Boston are huge plusses, as my partner is an artist, and there is a much better market there for abstract paintings than there is here in San Francisco.
Providence then will fit the bill- its tight and urban- with lots of great bars, restaurants, historic districts, 2 gay baths, a downtown that is walkable, lots of shopping- and traffic that I never found to be too difficult.
Housing prices will be over 100% lower then the SF bay area- which means a house in San Francisco that sells for 700K will cost about 325K in Providence.
Good luck and enjoy Providence! Boston is less then hour away- and NYC is about 2.5 hours away. Newport is close.
Cape Cod and Provincetown is near- as is Nantucket and the Vineyard- plus eastern CT is 30 minutes away- do not forget about the gay mecca in Ogunquit Maine- and Vermont is 2-3 hours away.
A house in San Francisco for $700k? My ex-roommate recently bought a 2 bedroom 1 bath flat for $700k in the Mission (Latino neighbourhood-ghetto). She has a lovely view of the freeway and the homeless park is only 1 block away. Did I mention that it is a fixer upper that she had to totally strip and rebuild? But it is cute inside now.
We just got back from Providence and we liked it. Great food (really inexpensive), and the prices of housing are very reasonable (from our perspective). My partner says that it reminds him of San Francisco 18 years ago when he moved here from Manhattan (smaller and less Corporate than it is now).
Friends and coworkers here were in shock when we told them how inexpensive it is on the East Coast!
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