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dapianoguy OP t1_jdmgqdb wrote

Reply to comment by beaveristired in Looking for neighborhoods to buy a home. by dapianoguy

Thank you so much for the insight! I’ll take a deep dive into the neighborhoods you listed. If I were okay with up to a 30 minute commute, do you have any recommendations for other neighborhoods outside New Haven I might look at?

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beaveristired t1_jdml985 wrote

Lots of nice towns outside of the city. Mostly suburban with small downtown / commercial areas. Very family-oriented, great schools, safe, clean.

I recommend Milford and Branford. West Haven and East Haven aren’t as nice as Milford/Branford, but less expensive.

I would also look into Hamden, Stratford, North Haven, North Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Cheshire, Orange, Woodbridge. Some of these towns are $$$.

I would avoid the Naugatuck valley towns (along Rt 8). MAGA country.

Fyi, the traffic on Rt 95 is pretty bad. Rt 91 isn’t as bad imo but depends on the time/day. Lots of backroads, but they get traffic-y at rush hour and after school. Employee parking at Yale can be pricey, and sometimes there’s a waiting list for the most convenient lots. Yale has a free shuttle but it only covers East Rock. The public buses are decent for such a small city. There is also commuter rail (MetroNorth, Shoreline East, and the Hartford Line).

Eta: just a heads up, property taxes in CT can vary greatly between towns, as each town has its own mill rate. New Haven has very high tax rate because a huge portion of the land here is non-taxable non-profit or state property so the burden falls on property owners. We don’t have county government here, so no county taxes.

https://portal.ct.gov/OPM/IGPP/Publications/Mill-Rates

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