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- In/around Milford Green, especially south of the green and near the duck ponds. Also Gulf St. Pond St area is lovely. This is the closest you’ll get to NYC for your budget/wants.
- near Branford and Madison downtowns
- near Guilford Green
- Chester near the center of town
- Essex is tough because it’s very expensive near the center, but maybe if you’re OK with a small home
- Litchfield near downtown
- Bethel near downtown, not a ton of old colonials here but it’s possible
There’s many, many towns where you can get the historic Colonial, but not near a downtown. These towns are more rural or rural-suburban in nature and don’t have a proper center.
You're on the right track. Go east of New Haven. West of New Haven is traffic snarls and wall to wall people out and about working, and buying and eating anything within arms length.
You can't beat being near the shore in CT, you can't.
The Greenwich to New Haven stretch (you know the drill, you know where I'm going with this) is comprised of 11 congested concrete jungles. I counted them this time. Sure, they all have quiet forest neighborhoods but when you need to get out and about and do things, you turn a corner and there's people and cars breathing down your neck. Dazzleman knows. The area is too popular, too much induced demand. It's too crowded and everyone still goes there. It is what it is.
The Greenwich to New Haven stretch (you know the drill, you know where I'm going with this) is comprised of 11 congested concrete jungles. I counted them this time. Sure, they all have quiet forest neighborhoods but when you need to get out and about and do things, you turn a corner and there's people and cars breathing down your neck. Dazzleman knows. The area is too popular, too much induced demand. It's too crowded and everyone still goes there. It is what it is.
Agree to disagree. My daily life (and I work from home now) is traffic free. I’ve lived here 11 years and traffic has never been an annoyance for me. Unless I’m driving south past Bridgeport. We usually don’t hit traffic going to New Haven, and if we do, it’s usually just a 5 minute delay. No biggie. Summer Friday’s an exception, but those affect east of New Haven too.
Of course the east of New Haven towns do have a quieter feel, of course, especially past Branford, as the density drops.
Agree to disagree. My daily life (and I work from home now) is traffic free. I’ve lived here 11 years and traffic has never been an annoyance for me. Unless I’m driving south past Bridgeport. We usually don’t hit traffic going to New Haven, and if we do, it’s usually just a 5 minute delay. No biggie. Summer Friday’s an exception, but those affect east of New Haven too.
Of course the east of New Haven towns do have a quieter feel, of course, especially past Branford, as the density drops.
The 95 stretch from about exit 23 up to NH is an endless vast view of buildings, warehouses, gas staions, and strip malls.
When you get out past NH, that part where there's a lake or body of water on the north side there, you know the area I'm talking about. It might be a reservior. It's like you enter a whole new world.
The 95 stretch from about exit 23 up to NH is an endless vast view of buildings, warehouses, gas staions, and strip malls.
When you get out past NH, that part where there's a lake or body of water on the north side there, you know the area I'm talking about. It might be a reservior. It's like you enter a whole new world.
I do. That’s Branford. But I also don’t care what the view is on 95, I don’t live on it
95 in Milford and Orange is mostly views of trees tho. Bridgeport, Stratford, West Haven are uggo.
Connecticut is full of great places you can live the Martha Stewart lifestyle. It’s why Martha originally settled here.
Martha Stewart settled in Westport because her husband worked in NYC (publishing). Which is the same reason most people move to the Fairfield County Gold Coast.....access to NYC via Metro North. But a lot of New Yorkers have weekend country homes in all the different counties also.
I do. That’s Branford. But I also don’t care what the view is on 95, I don’t live on it
95 in Milford and Orange is mostly views of trees tho. Bridgeport, Stratford, West Haven are uggo.
No one lives on 95. It points out the stark contrast once you cross a certain threshold. It's night and day.
I'm good with all of it. Can't get enough of it.
- In/around Milford Green, especially south of the green and near the duck ponds. Also Gulf St. Pond St area is lovely. This is the closest you’ll get to NYC for your budget/wants.
- near Branford and Madison downtowns
- near Guilford Green
- Chester near the center of town
- Essex is tough because it’s very expensive near the center, but maybe if you’re OK with a small home
- Litchfield near downtown
- Bethel near downtown, not a ton of old colonials here but it’s possible
There’s many, many towns where you can get the historic Colonial, but not near a downtown. These towns are more rural or rural-suburban in nature and don’t have a proper center.
I don't think you can have chickens in Milford or Branford. I am not sure about the other towns though.
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