We are planning to relocate to CT from California and would like some help as far as nice, family friendly towns that have nice restaurants and entertainment. We work from home so it doesn't matter which town, however one family member is moving to West Hartford so any info on that town would also be helpful?
2006-11-07 15:53:45 · 4 answers · asked by boski 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
West Hartford is considered to be at little more on the wealthy side but not quite like what you'd find in some towns in Fairfield County. I think it's absolutely family friendly, large homes, very suburban and a good choice. You wouldn't have any problem finding nice restaurants or places to shop. West Hartford has it's own downtown area and the West Farms Mall is in the next town over (Farmington). Entertainment shouldn't be a problem either since that's one of the more highly populated areas of the state. There are also a number of private schools/colleges in the town/area. West Hartford is well known for it's Jewish community and has the highest Jewish population in the state. I'd recommend almost any town in that area. Avon, Simsbury, Canton, and parts of Farmington can be a little more affluent and are much less populated than West Hartford.
As for the city of Hartford itself, you probably don't want to live there. It has ended up on a few lists of 'most dangerous cities' in the US. The North End is largely impoverished, crime-ridden and can be extremely dangerous. It has been compared to the South Bronx in NYC. The south side is somewhat better but still isn't thought of as a safe place to live. Between the two is the downtown area which is safe during the day but pretty dead at night. West and East Hartford are completely independant towns and are not just 'areas' of the city of Hartford.
Across the Connecticut River, the eastern side of the state is generally considered to be less expensive and is less populated. East Hartford has portions which are heavily working class and may seem a little run down in parts. Manchester is similar to West Hartford but very middle class with smaller homes (more capes, condos) and a massive shopping district (Buckland Hills Mall area). The father out you go, the more semi-rural/rural it gets. Tolland is a great semi-rural, middle/upper middle class town that was voted the 29th best place to live in America by CNN/Money magazine in 2005.
2006-11-08 08:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Hartford area...look for Southington or Farmington. They seem like nice areas to me. Maybe expensive, but coming from California you're probably used to that.
2006-11-08 02:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Albert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 21:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CT is so boring....
2006-11-08 08:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋