Lice_Queen t1_j876u49 wrote
A lot will depend on your budget, rental housing is quite expensive in CT, and certainly on the shore. Smaller communities in CT also have a LOT less rental housing than our cities. When you say smaller, it doesn't clarify if you mean more rural, suburban, or village- CT has them all within driving distance of New Haven, but housing availability will vary. When you get here, take a lot drives around to get a feel for what appeals to you! There's hiking, beaches, train to NYC, all kinds of stuff to do. Avoid Waterbury and honestly get out of Bristol quick too, one reason is that it's 45-60 min stressful commute to new haven. For some reason out of staters are always moving to bristol and it's such a dreary little city. Also I-95 in CT is one of the most congested highways in the country, so maybe also consider living where you don't need to commute on it every day, or where you can take the train!
EquivalentNormal3946 t1_j87cwjk wrote
Can I ask why you say to stay away from Waterbury? I too am moving to Connecticut from Oklahoma (Stillwater) and am looking for housing.
Unaccomplishedat889 t1_j87hlcx wrote
Dude from Waterbury here. It's an OK place to live but not an exciting place to live. Suffered greatly from the loss of manufacturing jobs and never properly recovered. There's a pervasive rundown feel to the city. It's the kind of place you want to move out of, not into.
But housing is considerably cheaper for it, even in areas that are not so rundown. There has been considerable improvement over the years, but all too recent and modest to break the bad rap the city's gotten over the years. Also, there are tons of genuinely good people here, which might not be obvious to someone just reading the news or driving through. It's a poor city, it's not a bad city (though it does have sketchy neighborhoods).
If you don't have a good reason to be in Waterbury, then look elsewhere would be my advice. Where to go depends on your personal tastes and budget. I happen to think New Haven is the most interesting and exciting place in all of CT by miles. It's like Connecticut's own version of Cambridge (just without the benefit and/or hassle of an enormous gigantic economic engine like Boston right next door).
You just want to avoid the sketchier neighborhoods if you go there, and be prepared to pay a premium for the safer, nicer areas, like East Rock and Wooster Square, or share an apartment with roommates, which seems to be a popular thing to do there. Hamden just North of East Rock is also a pretty nice area, just a bit quieter and also a bit cheaper than East Rock, but with a super easy commute if you have to drive into the city.
brewski t1_j88ddf5 wrote
Sounds like a fair assessment of Waterbury. Also, it would be a heinous commute into NH.
mozzzking t1_j87hel7 wrote
Do NOT move to Waterbury. Hands down worst of our cities and it’s not close.
curbthemeplays t1_j87lov6 wrote
There’s very little reason to live in Waterbury other than it being cheap.
Doodums72 t1_j89yze8 wrote
High crime, and gang activity. Anywhere except Waterbury, Bridgeport, East and Downtown Hartford, and some parts of Downtown New Haven are safe.
RedditZhangHao t1_j8c3dju wrote
Mostly run down, not a particularly nice place, and no Eskimo Joes for the likely OSU grad.
EquivalentNormal3946 t1_j8dxxxz wrote
Former OSU employee moving to Yale.
I was just curious about Waterbury as a few of my new coworkers have told me to avoid “Dirty-Water” without much more of an explanation.
LegendkillahQB t1_j87fh08 wrote
Waterbury is a city. I don't go to without my gun. That's why he said stay away from there.
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