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Old 06-13-2016, 03:48 PM
 
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This is true. NoPo is very different than SoPo. Same with Belle Haven and Greenwich proper.
lived there for 25 years and never heard anyone refer to areas as NoPo or SoPo
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Old 06-13-2016, 05:29 PM
 
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Southport is the premier neighborhood in Fairfield, top of the food chain, particularly Southport proper near the harbor and waterfront. Overall Fairfield is a very large 60K+ town and doesn't really have the small community feel to it.
Ridgewood NJ reminds me more of Ridgefield CT and New Canaan with the nice downtown and more upscale than huge Fairfield.
Yes, Southport is the most desirable section of Fairfield. It is an unbelievably charming little village set on a small harbor. That harbor has a small private yacht club and is overlooked by some beautiful colonial homes. Across the harbor is the Country Club of Fairfield golf course. The streets of Southport are lined with charming colonial homes. There is the beautiful brownstone Pequot library a couple stunning churches and some quant shops. There is also a small train station that is also quite charming.

I know Ridgewood NJ very well. A good friend is from there and I spent a lot of time there. I do not think Ridgefield is like it. Ridgefield is smaller and less dense. If anything I think Greenwich is, maybe New Canaan too. Jay.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:37 PM
 
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It's odd that Darien made #1 but New Canaan is not among the top finishers. Usually the two towns stalk each other in ratings and are in many ways so similar.
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Old 06-13-2016, 07:16 PM
 
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Yes, Southport is the most desirable section of Fairfield. It is an unbelievably charming little village set on a small harbor. That harbor has a small private yacht club and is overlooked by some beautiful colonial homes. Across the harbor is the Country Club of Fairfield golf course. The streets of Southport are lined with charming colonial homes. There is the beautiful brownstone Pequot library a couple stunning churches and some quant shops. There is also a small train station that is also quite charming.

I know Ridgewood NJ very well. A good friend is from there and I spent a lot of time there. I do not think Ridgefield is like it. Ridgefield is smaller and less dense. If anything I think Greenwich is, maybe New Canaan too. Jay.
Is New Canaan dense?
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Old 06-13-2016, 07:33 PM
 
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I have to laugh at the choices, apparently everyone must work from home in these towns. To me commute and traffic would be high on the list of criteria and these places would mostly fail. Especially Norwalk for having some of the worst local/main road traffic I've experienced.
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Old 06-13-2016, 08:11 PM
 
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Is New Canaan dense?
New Canaan has a village center but then gets a lot less dense as you get away with acre and the multi acre properties. You can live in the woods but be in town or at the train station in a few minutes. Jay
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Old 06-14-2016, 07:09 AM
 
Location: Riverside, CT
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lived there for 25 years and never heard anyone refer to areas as NoPo or SoPo
Yes the area of Havenmeyer vs Keofferam Rd for instance. Anything below Rt 1 (SoPo) is substantially more expensive. Areas of Palmer Hill are considered blue collar.
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Old 06-14-2016, 07:22 AM
 
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lived there for 25 years and never heard anyone refer to areas as NoPo or SoPo
It's a relatively new thing, but I've heard NoPo/SoPo a lot in the last couple of years. NoPo really just refers to North Mianus (Riverside and OG north of the Post Rd).
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Old 06-14-2016, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Riverside, CT
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I have to laugh at the choices, apparently everyone must work from home in these towns. To me commute and traffic would be high on the list of criteria and these places would mostly fail. Especially Norwalk for having some of the worst local/main road traffic I've experienced.
50 min commute (each way) is not the end of the world.
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Old 06-14-2016, 08:26 AM
 
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Yes, Southport is the most desirable section of Fairfield. It is an unbelievably charming little village set on a small harbor. That harbor has a small private yacht club and is overlooked by some beautiful colonial homes. Across the harbor is the Country Club of Fairfield golf course. The streets of Southport are lined with charming colonial homes. There is the beautiful brownstone Pequot library a couple stunning churches and some quant shops. There is also a small train station that is also quite charming.

I know Ridgewood NJ very well. A good friend is from there and I spent a lot of time there. I do not think Ridgefield is like it. Ridgefield is smaller and less dense. If anything I think Greenwich is, maybe New Canaan too. Jay.
Greenwich is quite a bit larger than Ridgewood. I've spent plenty of time in both. I don't get that feel. Ridgewood is a village. I admit I know little to nothing about New Canaan.
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