However, I'm thinking this is just a rumor.
Do Jenna and the 2 grand babies live in NYC. Maybe they want to be close.
Near perfect climate??? Really??? They have some severe winters there. Depends on what you consider near perfect .
Near perfect climate?
When you have to hire people to shovel snow off your roof?
Have they found a cure for Lyme’s disease?
Having driven through Greenwich and New Canaan once or twice it's obvious to me that *some* people in the state live pretty comfortably.But then I've driven through Bridgeport once or twice as well.
Also...near perfect climate????
Connecticut is probably the best state in the union in which to live. Near perfect climate, lots of nature yet close enough to the big cities to make Boston or Manhattan a day trip. Other than taxes, there is really nothing to complain about in Connecticut.
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With all due respect to your analysis, I left there as soon as possible and never looked back (20+ years). I visit family there from time to time and wonder why anyone would live there.
The nature part is nice, yes, except for the fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, humidity, snow and such.
Architecture and old stuff is fascinating and plentiful.
But the bureaucracy and corruption and oppression is unlivable. My opinion.
I have to laugh, other than being infested with liberals, you probably just listed the two biggest negatives I could think of.
Usually ranked in the top 3 states for taxes. Highly regulated, heavily unionized, high cost of living, decidedly 2A unfriendly...
(New Jersey has all of that, too, but at least it has nice beaches and tomatoes.)
Hartford at Rush hour is a suicide ride. Worse than Boston.