How many young workers unless they are working for a hedge fund can afford a house in CT?
It's CT that is of the impression that what is yours can be your richer neighbor's if he agrees to pay higher taxes.
There's no reason whatsoever for young people to move to CT, nor to stay there!
When you add in state and local taxes to support welfare recipients and state employees, gas taxes, etc. even renting a decent place is hard.