gulers t1_j2digzp wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:19 PM

Did you check Milford? It is not far away from New Haven, where there are hospitals. And Milford has nice places to walk.

Passion_Full t1_j2dk8hk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:36 PM

With a budget slightly over 1M, around say 1.3M, you could have a larger house with water views and walkable to the downtown (including train station) and hospital in Milford. However, a car is still 100% needed for regular life (groceries, etc)

moneynerd OP t1_j2dtg5y wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:55 PM

There is grocery delivery and my husband can drive us on weekends. Things like kid activities are harder -- happen every day, seem to be spread out, and I want to be a part of it. Thanks for overview. : )

Passion_Full t1_j2dul05 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:04 PM

Then I would definitely check out Milford. Lots of park space behind the library (which is downtown in the harbor) which also has scheduled programming.

curbthemeplays t1_j2e7a7b wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:36 PM

Yeah, Milford has tons of parks: https://discovermilfordct.com/things-to-do/beaches-and-parks/

daveashaw t1_j2f7f7d wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Milford actually has it's own hospital.

gulers t1_j2f8lg5 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:53 PM

I dont know Milford inside out, but since OP had a chronic illness, i thought being close to Yale new haven hospital would be nice. I assume it would be bigger than hospital in Milford?

daveashaw t1_j2fdiyi wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Yes--Milford is a small community hospital that does a lot of elective procedures, but is fully equipped, and is fine for most purposes. Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven is a top flight teaching hospital with two campuses in the city, and is affiliated with Yale Medical School. Any case at Milford that requires expertise and/or facilities beyond what they have will generally be transferred to YNHH. I have experienced some health complications of my own over the years, and all of my treatment has been at YNHH. The really serious stuff gets handled at the original York Street campus. The St. Raphael's campus is a smaller hospital that YNHH bought out a few years ago, but I have had treatment at both. I would put the York Street Campus on the same level as Mass General or NY Presbyterian.