curbthemeplays t1_jdnufw0 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:18 PM

East Rock or Westville in New Haven. Maybe Wooster Square if you can find a condo in your budget.

I’d also look at suburbs.

If you don’t need good schools, West Shore area of West Haven is a great value and nice and safe. Basically the shoreline area of West Haven that abuts Woodmont in Milford. Lot of bang for buck (besides the schools).

I’d also look at Milford and Branford, great towns. Wallingford is worth considering too. Hamden taxes are a little crazy so I’d avoid.

Seymour is a really good value if you don’t mind a little extra commute.

marche_au_supplice t1_jdorly3 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:27 AM

If you find anything in East rock that is affordable on a $75k salary please let me know because I certainly haven’t seen it in the last year. As others have mentioned, renting is definitely doable, but the “cheap” houses and condos in East Rock are well over $400k unless they’re totally run down.

curbthemeplays t1_jdpheg6 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:59 AM

I thought they had another income to help with costs.

Also:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/47-Livingston-St-3-New-Haven-CT-06511/94684864_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/142-E-Rock-Rd-New-Haven-CT-06511/57964255_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/596-Prospect-St-APT-A3-New-Haven-CT-06511/57965194_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Depending on down payment those could be doable. There’s not that much inventory now, anywhere.

marche_au_supplice t1_jdphza9 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:05 AM

Fair, although if you consider the HOA fees and taxes on those condos I would still say they’re inadvisable on $75k without a VERY substantial down payment, probably more than 20%