Connecticut, Connecticut SperlingViews

Moved here from Northern California about 5 years ago. Have been living in a small town in Litchfield County ever since. Yes, the cost of housing is expensive....and so is heating oil, etc.. But let me tell you this, I live in a town of about 4,000 people and I haven't locked my doors since moving here. In fact, I honestly don't have any idea where my house keys are. We don't lock the doors when we go on vacation!!! Do you know why there are so many generations of families that never leave New England? Because there is no better place to move..period. We've lived in the south, we've lived out west, we have family that live in the central states, Connecticut...and the New England region in general is the only place left in the country where you can still find Ozzie and Harriet...Leave It To Beaver, etc... I NEVER want to move from here.

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Connecticut's For the Rich - 10/9/2007

CT is a pretty state that has three fatal flaws: 1. For such a small state it feels very overcrowded and population density is high. 2. High cost of living including taxes on just about everything.[read more...]

Taxes - 7/17/2007

There is not too much that the tax man (currently a woman) has missed. Connecticut has one of the highest tax rates per capita in the[read more...]

CT is Best of Both Worlds - 5/31/2007

As a result of a new job in Mansfield, Massachussetts, my wife and I have started looking for a new place to live to reduce the current 1 1/2 Hr commute from Vernon to Mansfield 3 days per week. We[read more...]

Living in Connecticut - 5/18/2007

Connecticut is a great state to live, with a rich variety of topography and lifestyle, coastal, country and urban, and much of the state within easy reach of New York City.[read more...]

Connecticut - 3/28/2007

The wealthiest state in the union. No infrastructure, few highways, poorly maintained roads, extreme poverty. Hartford, New Haven, Stamford riddled with crime, poverty. This state has a long[read more...]

Taxes - 3/23/2007

Tax you to death[read more...]

There is a lot to be desired... - 3/16/2007

There is a lot to be[read more...]

Cost of Living in CT - 3/10/2007

Utilities and fuel one of the highest, if not the highest in containental USA. Housing and property taxes pretty close to top, also. North-Eastern part of the state less expensive/South-Western and[read more...]

Housing is highly overpriced in CT. Best advantag - 2/26/2007

Connecticut has become so very expensive and it is just not worth it. The climate is undesirable. We love being close to NYC, though. [read more...]

Connecticut, expensive - 9/29/2006

Connecticut is a very, very expensive state to live in. I've lived in Seymour Ct. for 37 years, and am witness to the cost of living, very[read more...]

Connecticut for all seasons - 9/27/2006

Changes of seasons make Connecticut and New England a great place to[read more...]

Bridgeport is like every other large city - 8/22/2006

It's NOT the worst city in CT (check out Hartford and New Haven criminal records in the local library) but it has the worst reputation due to being in ritzy Fairfield County. Yes, there is crime. [read more...]

Cost of Living - 7/13/2006

Extremely[read more...]

For Wealthy or Welfare - 7/12/2006

Living in this state, especially in southern Faifield County, is becoming increasingly difficult for lower-middle class residents. Property taxes are high and so is the cost of gasoline. Highways[read more...]

Small State - Old Problems - 2/23/2006

Connecticut has lagged in growth behind it's neighboring states due to old governmental thinking and obsticals to job growth. The government has succeeding in what the people have demanded, high[read more...]