SperlingViews - Middletown, Connecticut

To use the train system to commute from mid state to New York is challenging. This would be the biggest adjustment moving from the suburbs of New York City to Middletown. Driving has many options and seems to be the way the majority of people commute to work. Leads to major traffic during rush hours similar to Long Island.[read more...]

Middletown, CT is one of the few cities in Connecticut worth living in. With a low crime rate, relatively low cost of living and plenty of housing options, there is really no other town like it, within a 10-mile radius (10 miles is a lot in CT). There is no shortage of rentals, as there are at least 20 apartment complexes of varying degrees of quality. And two grocery stores in town. The downtown has plenty of restaurants, parking and walkability. It is also located in the center of the state, with easy access to I-91, I-691 and CT-9. The beach is only 50 minutes away. It's also between Hartford and New Haven, making it easier to find job opportunities. At the end of the day it's just a middle class city that has seen better days, but it still has much to offer.[read more...]

Nice quiet town with low crime rate. Interesting small downtown area with variety of decent restaurants. Lacking in adult music, dancing etc., as much of entertainment geared to local Wesleyan U. college kids. Located half hour drive from New Haven, Ct. and Hartford, Ct. J.K.--Middletown, CT.[read more...]

Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation system[read more...]

This is a lovely town, with the added excitment of college minds and youthful spirits. The Sad part is the lack of transportation. There is no train (rail service) that stops in the town so travel to New York City is very difficult.(You must travel to New Haven via bus if you can find it). The town would benfit greatly from improved transit. Young and old need access to towns in lower Connecticut and the ablity to travel into New York City for varoius educational and recreational pleasures.[read more...]

the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall[read more...]

Lived in connecticut all our lives and have done everything. It looks like about time to move on with the dramatic rise in taxes, violent crime in the state and nature being overrun with housing and development, this is becoming no place to live. Weather is not conducive to any outdoor activities, there are limited parks and family outdoor activities, (more casino emphasis) and there are nothing but high priced malls to shop in. Not many good places to go to eat either. Just need to figure out where to go and we are OUTTA HERE. Too bad, because Connecticut could have been nice with some thought instead of greed.[read more...]

Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown does not have much to offer a younger crowd. There are few bars, no clubs, and dismal apparel shopping, but it does have a few redeeming sites. One being Vinnie's Jump & Jive, a community dance hall set out to serve a socio-economically diverse public a platter of various dance styles. Another being Miller's Pond, a local lounge-about spot for those who like to bask in nature, yet because it's New England, that's really only a valid highlight from May-September.[read more...]

I was born and raised here and would go back in flash. It's a town that grows on you. Over the years it has changed a lot but there is still much history to experience if you know where to go.[read more...]