Living in Connecticut: Pros & Cons of Living in Connecticut
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Are you considering the big move to live in Connecticut??? What are the pros and cons you should be considering? You're probably wondering how the commute time is to and from work. What are the areas like? How are the schools? Where will you go shopping? What is there to do here in Connecticut? Well we here at CT Life are here to help you know what you should consider before living in Connecticut!
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CT is great if you’re well to do. If not, good luck
What do you mean by if your well to do?... you mean have enough money?
@@asiaj1 yes that’s exactly what it means
Grew up in Meriden Ct, lived there until I was 20, moved around a bit and settled in western ma. Up here I can afford 2 acres and log home, barn and horses. I cannot afford to have this in CT. Most have tiny little yards. I do return to Ct for the coastline, Hammonasett beach. It's beautiful but gets super crowded now. Most of the coastline is private for super rich. You really need to make a 6 figure salary to live comfortably in CT. Otherwise, you'll end up in crowded expensive dumpy town along 91 corridor. Income gap is huge here. Most are poor or lower middle class but can see how nice the elite have it so they chase it and work their lives away. Most of my friends I left behind are workaholics and alcoholics. They work and drink, oh and most have gotten fat by now (I'm 48 now). They work so much that on their day off they do house chores and then hit the bars or sit home and drink. They are just not into the outdoors. But CT does have some nice state parks and again the coast. Ski mountains are very small and crowded. I use to take train into NY city and that was awesome, I miss that. But Hartford and New Haven are so dumpy and gross, crime filled. I lived in New Haven area where I went to college and I worked in Hartford for a year after graduation, definitely more job opportunities in CT than western ma but the commute sucks bad, housing expensive and taxes super high. The cons do outweigh the pros. But hey, if your a mega millionaire, some of the nicer towns are in Fairfield area, litchfield area and coastline like stonington or old Saybrook. I knew at young age I would never ever be able to afford nice home like that so I left. You can literally spend a lifetime chasing a dream that will never actualize. Be realistic and practical before moving to this state. If you like to slave away long 60 hour work weeks and then end your day in a bar, crawl home to your dumpy overpriced small apt, then this is for you. People are rude, aggressive, greedy and not friendly at all. Don't move here to make friends, you'll be very disappointed, unless you love to get drunk or do drugs, then you'll fit in. Oh and I can't forget to mention all the welfare ghettos in all the crime filled cities. There's a huge population that doesn't work, they have like 10 kids and live off those work 60 hours a week. They throw trash in their own yards and spray paint graffiti all over their neighborhood. They like it that way. So then you get to look at it and wonder...wth am I doing here?
Wow! Thank you for being honest. I really appreciate it. I definitely do not want to move here.
Spot on
@David Chatterton illegals cant vote:)) you are wrong
Wow that was a long rant but only one persons opinion. I live in a small rural town in CT- I own a log home here on 3 acres and work in CT- I have a family enjoy spending time with them and certainly don’t hit the bars after work or at all lol. I grew up here and it is possible to have a nice home and life in CT. I am not mega rich by any stretch of the imagination but worked hard for what I have. Anything is possible.
Yeah our great highways........ I 95 will be finished in 20..... someday. We'll get to Rt 8 sooner or later.
Thanks bro appreciate the detailed information
Can't wait to move out..
What I liked about your video was you gave an overall view. Many videos I’ve watched are as simply produced to rip an area apart. I’m glad you didn’t do that
I have a summer home in Connecticut I go to for vacation I would say it depends where you are nice trees nice beaches.
Great video thank you
Winters with frequent snowstorms as a con is subjective! Some of us love the snow and wish we received as much as they do in northern NE!
175000 house pays 7k a year in property tax. That is unbelievable
Holy smokes wth
and i thought Virginia was high...the above is true only NH and possibly NJ have higher, and that may even be old news.
Recently moved from NYC to CT in a small town. This rural small town is a whole new world. I like it, but do feel bored from time to time since we only have 1 car and my husband still works in NYC.
Thanks for this video!! I learned so much! ❤
What town ?
Get a commuter-style bicycle, adjust by riding around town. When you need to add distance, visit the neighboring town. If your town has bus service, they'll likely have bike racks. Ride the bus to the far end of their route and start your bike ride there. Bike shops are friendly, will be happy to give suggestions based on your level.
It’s also very expensive
This is something I was told recently after I moved here 17 years ago. If your not “from here”? Your not really welcome here. My wife & I have lived here in the same house & in all that time we have never been invited over any of our neighbor’s homes. We have tried making friends but for whatever reason? They view us with suspicion? They call it “yankee reserve”. So if you don’t mind making friends & like living in isolation? Come on in? The friends we met from Connecticut before we arrived are the same ones we are friends with thirty years later.
Wow helpful advice...I'm coming from NYC. I would like to eventually be able to socialize and meet people. But come to think about it NYC is like that too like even NYC residents dont socialize it's probably the most antisocial area lol. I just automatically assumed CT would be more welcoming . Thanks for your insight.
I wanna leave California
Same I’m from California and want to move to New England or somewhere near the Great Lakes 😩
@@jagroopsandhu5424 how about Switzerland or Kansas lol?
Well the air is cleaner. Maybe Denmark
@@vimal174 that's neither New England nor the Great Lakes. Why are you naming random European countries and Midwestern states?
@@mirzaahmed6589 because I like those countries 😊 and states
Most people should move to a no income tax state
I feel like coming from NYC. Connecticut would be peaceful but boring lol
It is!!! Lol But its great to go to NYC, and then return home and not worry about getting mugged. I moved to CT from The Bronx. So I was always on edge. But I feel safer now.
Hi' how much will be tax paying for a single person with a 47,000 yearly income? I am planning to move in August 2022.
can you discuss dudleytown?
Are you a millionaire stock broker? Then CT is for you. If you are not, welp you are absolutely screwed.
I'm looking at the prices of our homes in California and then looking over at Connecticuts prices and I was wondering what the catch was...
.. there it is. SUPER HIGH TAXES .... Although coming from California I should feel at home getting my pockets ran by the state. 🤔
I live here
You and me both
Good shit
NJ>CT
@@Maxmillianr1 U only say that because u live in NJ. Both state are equal.
@@jeremyhalla1757 I can't tell if u are insulting me are giving me a complement.
I love CT
really?
For the drugs I guess
How do we drive in the snow? How many inches of snow do you get per winter? What are the economy, jobs an unemployment rate in Hartford? Thanks!
They drive like crap. We hardly get any snow but when we do it’s either a dusting or more than a few inches. With the advent of SUV’s most think that if they have all wheel drive that they have all wheel stop? Those that drive cars have either all seasons or drive on bald tires. They zig zag up hills creating a traffic hazard.
As for the economy? We moved here with a job already in hand. I couldn’t comment for the others? As I wouldn’t know? I will tell you that the mil rate in the cities is higher. Hartford had the highest mil rate of $70 for every thousand dollars of value. You might be able to afford a house in Hartford but the taxes are killer. The other annoying thing is property taxes on vehicles. All these years later & we pay taxes to the towns we live in to own a car. I’m not talking sales tax- property tax. Twice a year you pay taxes to own a car. I live in a city so my mil rate is half that of Hartford. I unknowingly bought my first new truck 16 years ago. A Chevy truck. Almost loaded. My property taxes my fist year to park it in my garage & hardly use it was $1100 for the year. 16 years I was paying between $1000 & $500 a year to park it in my garage. After all these years later I still pay $500 a year to park it in my garage. What do I get for it? Nothing. It helps the town’s keep the property taxes from climbing. Would I ever own a new vehicle in CT.? Never! The property taxes are killer. We live in a average size house & between my property taxes to own one old & one very old vehicle & a house is over $8000 for the year. If that’s a bargain? Come on over?
@@johnclyne6350 thank you so much for your honest opinion. I would not want pay that much just to keep a car in my garage. In NC we only pay to renew taxes and title sicker once a year. That is only $40, depends how big your car is. Okay, I thought CT gets a lot of a snow. But, now I know it doesn't. To drive in the snow in NC is slippery because there's more ice, frozen black ice here. Just one inch, they start canceling schools. If it snow more, they don't have much plow trucks so, if you can't get out. You are stuck until the snow melts here. At least there's plenty of jobs there. I really appreciate your answers. I don't think I want to come live there at all.
North Carolina? I have a retired friend from NY, that moved to Cary, N.C. He loves it there. The most snow he got there was 3”. He has lived there for 12 years. He says the folks down there don’t know how to drive in snow? Do you agree? He also told me that his town taxes were $2200 for the year. The other is he told me whenever you buy say a piece of fruit from the grocery store? You pay tax on that. He also said that each town has one plow for the whole town? He just knows by the next day it’s all gone.
Yes, there are hidden taxes here that are “Gotcha’s”. N.Y. taxes are through the roof. But we all knew that without the “ Gotcha’s”. Connecticut went up $10 registration fee on all motor vehicles to offset the cost of CT. parks. That’s because the costs to run parks was climbing & people stopped going to parks because the fee was too high? We don’t go to CT. state parks. So we are cross subsidizing those that do?
I just got a new tax in my paycheck for $18.22 every pay period to pay for a fund for family leave? I pay for others to get paid family leave. We have it through my employer already. So, it doesn’t benefit me. Do the math on that? That’s over $500 out of my hard earned money to pay for someone else’s benefit. That’s only fair if you agree with the states logic? Penalize the many to benefit the few?
Depends on what you do for a living. The economy is pretty much based on how Pratt, Sikorsky, and electric boat are doing. Also depends on what part of the state you want to live in. Taxes are incredibly High. Pay taxes on your house, car, Almost everything you buy. State income tax. The poorer the town the higher the tax rate.
Sorry I realized I didn't answer you about Hartford. Look at the surrounding towns to live in. ESPECIALLY if you're looking to buy property. Once again Taxes are way too high
Wonder where the taxes from those large casinos go
The only good thing about connecticut is that the cops are lenient but there is something majorly wrong with connecticut the people are so rude and cold like no other place on earth
And I thought NJ/NY was bad
Cnetcut
The highway system..... It stinks period.
a major negative of Connecticut is corruption in government, which is rampant at the state and also at the local levels. And part of that problem is oversight of the police, which is approximately non-existent. Here in Connecticut, the police (both state and local) do whatever they want, and also they don't do whatever they want. The police are very bad in Connecticut. Overly aggressive, lawless, poorly trained, and nasty. Basically - the police work for the lawyers, the politicians, and the realtors. In some places, such as Westport, they also work for the "celebrity beautiful people". Both government corruption, and police misconduct are VERY major problems in Connecticut - at the state and local levels.
Hey man am trying to apply for financial aid or scholarship in Connecticut
Can you please help me
CT is horrible don’t move
May I ask why you think so?
All depends where you live in CT and what type of lifestyle you want. I have grown up here and absolutely love this state. Maybe I just don’t get out much lol. It’s very pretty, love the seasons. I live in a rural part of CT- not a fan of Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury or New Haven. Plenty to do here.
If you are black talk to me about being black in Connecticut
You could always go back to Africa.
Being black and living in Hartford is a wonderful experience. I recommend you move to the Blue Hills neighborhood due to less violence or crime, working class neighborhood, beautiful views and very friendly or communal with a great black community as well, Hartford is honestly the best city in Connecticut it really has a lot to off, the neigh sayers don't even do much to say anything
Lol that's something im.curious about as well
Eh, rather not.
@@TaylorJohnson1 rather not what?
Discovered it was not for me when I was 19 and lived out side of the state. Visits over the years validated my decision not to return. I suppose enough money can make any situation tolerable. Refugees from Ct are welcome in the free states these days, but carpetbaggers please stay in the quaint New England bubble you love.