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Originally Posted by Crawford
New Haven's core is much nicer than Hartford's core, because Yale, but they're demographically about the same. And the Hartford area is higher income.
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2010 numbers:
New Haven:
35% black, 32% White Anglo, 27% Latino, 5% Asian
Median family income: $47,300
Hartford:
43% Latino, 39% black, 16% White Anglo, 3% Asian
Median family income: $32,800
Hartford has a far smaller white population, and it's a far poorer city. You are right it's almost entirely attributable to Yale - but college towns in general are considered attractive places to live due to the local amenities they provide.
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Originally Posted by Camelback
If I were to live in CT, I would prefer somewhere along the Long Island Sound, preferably near a town with a Metro North station, if not there, then in Eastern CT where it is scenic and peaceful, I could do that as well, somewhere around New London and Mystic. I could see myself taking the ferry from New London across the Long Island Sound or out to Block Island.
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There's a handful of blocks in New London I really, really like.
I would totally live here. There's some great Greek Revival homes there.
In general though, I feel like even the historic built vernacular is too...not urban...across much of New England. Houses are set too far from the sidewalk, and usually aren't attached.