Super easy to get to the city—hourly Metro North train service to and from New Haven Union Station & Grand Central. Round trip tix cost about 80$ and each leg takes about 1 hr 45 mins. So day trips are very easy. Or you can drive if you are willing to figure out parking in the city!

One thing to be aware of when moving from south to north is that winters suck in New England! Even this winter, which is weirdly warm, is still very dark and gray and dismal. It gets completely dark out by 4 pm in late December-mid January. And spring takes a LONG time—e.g. daffodils don’t bloom until April, and most other spring flowers don’t start until May. Not a reason not to move up here for most people, but it is something that I for one am still not used to after 15 years.