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Old 09-13-2011, 09:21 AM
 
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Mkiv: The point is about comparable property, not just price points. Trying buying a house on an acre in New Haven. Then try buying a house in any of the suburbs you mentioned. In New Haven or Hartford, you may have ten houses on one acre, and the value of those could be anywhere from $1.5MM to $5MM. A house on an acre in the sprawl zone is going to typically run you no more than a few hundred thousand. Although it is larger in population, New Haven has just as many, or more, very high-income families as the suburban towns you mention.
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Old 09-13-2011, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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I think you're way off. There's small lots in the suburbs too. In areas around the coast, it's more about the house than the property. The difference in value between .5 and 1 acre is negligible. Price per square foot in New Haven is MUCH lower than many of the surrounding suburbs. I'm not sure where you're getting your info from.

Also, I'm really curious how you'd define this house for $200,000 in the "sprawl zone". Besides having an acre, what about the things that really dictate value? Year built, square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, finished basement, etc.? You're not getting much of a SFH in any of the towns I mentioned for $200,000.
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:06 AM
 
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Although it is larger in population, New Haven has just as many, or more, very high-income families as the suburban towns you mention.
Not as a percentage.
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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Example:

New Haven: Brand new construction, 2,700 square feet, garage, 3BR/3BTH, .35 acres for $380,000 (way overpriced)
400 Burr St #8 New Haven CT - New Home for Sale - MLS #N315695 - Realtor.com®

Milford: Brand new construction, 2,200 square feet, garage, 3/3, .09 acres, $399,000 (and will probably sell close to that)
An Unaddressed Milford, CT 06460 New Home for Sale - MLS #N316006 - Realtor.com®

That's not even considering towns like Madison and Woodbridge with generally more expensive real estate than Milford (with exception to waterfront).
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:15 AM
 
Location: New England
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Woah, what? New Haven is not expensive to buy in. Just has high taxes. There's 2 listings above $1MM and both are mansions. (and probably won't get asking price)

Woodbridge, Milford, Guilford, Madison just to name a few are suburbs of New Haven with more expensive real estate.

New Haven Real Estate - Homes for Sale in New Haven, - Realtor.com®
Come on man, you know all of us living in the "sprawl zones" driving gross polluting cars are just throwbacks and not "with it".

We really should sell our disgusting homes and lifestyle and move into a high rise flat in downtown New Haven.

I wonder how all those people in Hartford get along without quarts of milk. Poor people.
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Old 09-13-2011, 01:50 PM
 
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I agree that Southport is beautiful. Stamford and New Haven are by far the most livable towns though, especially for kids, because they are the only areas in Connecticut where you don't have to drive to buy a quart of milk.


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What is your favorite Connecticut town? Why? What is it that makes you feel so good there?

I know it goes without saying, but just in case; lets exclude the cities.
This thread is not about cities, it is about towns. Stamford and New Haven are cities. If you must blow your horn for New Haven, please do so on appropriate threads. There are threads specifically discussing cities.

Let everyone move to the cities. There will be more room for me in the towns so I can drive to buy a quart of milk without hitting traffic.
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Old 09-13-2011, 01:56 PM
 
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Old 09-13-2011, 04:38 PM
 
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Trying buying a house on an acre in New Haven. Then try buying a house in any of the suburbs you mentioned. In New Haven or Hartford, you may have ten houses on one acre, and the value of those could be anywhere from $1.5MM to $5MM.
LOL.

15 Eldridge St New Haven CT - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - MLS #M9123859 - Realtor.com®

1445 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven CT - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - MLS #N304362 - Realtor.com®

265 Summit St New Haven CT - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - MLS #M9126874 - Realtor.com®

1162 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven CT - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - MLS #N316430 - Realtor.com®
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Old 09-14-2011, 05:59 AM
 
Location: New England
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If I ever move anywhere in CT again, it's going to be Essex or Old Lyme.
Yea it's really nice in the lower valley...almost surreal in some aspects. I might check into East Lyme for affordability reasons but even still it's not that far removed.
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Old 09-14-2011, 01:25 PM
 
Location: New England
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Milford, on the coast, on the metro north. beautiful green. great tennis.
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