kkaatt7

kkaatt7 t1_iuz1jjp wrote

I live in Glastonbury work downtown Hartford, you go route 2 there’s a direct exit off to downtown and you get to miss that 84 E traffic. Exit might get backed up a lil during rush hour, but nothing more than a 5 min wait, less than 10 min drive into Hartford. Seeing your higher budget those were the two towns that you can afford and are desirable (restaurants, schools, housing) Farmington is good, (Avon, simsbury, granby) are further out from Farmington and it’s kinda like a one way in one way out situation getting in through back roads. Lived in collinsville next to Avon and it’s a hippie town super cute tho

I would avoid, and just my personal opinion I grew up here after moving from a big city (east Hartford, Vernon, middletown, rocky hill, new Britain, Berlin, wethersfield) there are good parts of every town I just wouldn’t live there personally and you have kids and want that suburban neighborhood.

Also prices are insane right now too, if you are able too I would look to rent a house then wait for prices to go down. Rentals are also super slim pickings maybe harder to get than buying a house. But you can get the feel for the areas you’d like.

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