High crime, and gang activity. Anywhere except Waterbury, Bridgeport, East and Downtown Hartford, and some parts of Downtown New Haven are safe.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

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There are lots of parks and spots along the water / rivers in New Haven. Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights, and Long Wharf have some nice little spaces on the water. If you search for boat or canoe launches, you'll find areas that you can access in a car that are on the water.

https://www.apartments.com/warner-village-rental-community-hamden-ct/38mq3me/

Better than 'BASPEK'

I used to go to Branford point at night a lot to sit by the water. It was 4+ years ago so it may be different now but it’s worth a shot.

No you can find places in Hamden for 1200 to 1500

Yea forgot

you want me to predict exactly when the first crash will be....?

I think it’s just a shitty tag. Sometimes the person puts in other people’s bombs

could be MVA but I'm not sure. It's def not mine.

I would definitely recommend Wooster Square for a small community feel. It’s definitely pricey in Wooster Proper but you will find some affordable rent prices outside of it like on William St, Saint Johns St. I live within NH proper and somewhat dread it as a late 20’s person- noisy, busy, lots of college students depending on which street you live on and if you don’t mind those things

average 1 bedroom apartment in West Haven is$1395 a month (Feb 2023) New Haven will be higher. Hamden will be $1900. East Haven is $1500.

Middletown - $1520- a longer commute, not for someone coming from OK. Middletown is a fun city on the Connecticut river. Great food, bars- Wesleyan Univ is in town.

“Just do it”- Nike

>New Haven is a great town. I'm not sure why everyone's telling you to only consider the most expensive neighborhoods and suburbs. If you're single and young you will find good people living all over the city. There's also alot of slum lords, so beware.

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Personally, I am intolerant of posts about how loud/safe the city is. All cities are loud. All cities have crime. To expect otherwise is unrealistic. We don't know OP, so it's easiest and safest to suggest areas that have the least problems, and also happen to be the most expensive.

Looks like the British art museum is closing for some renovations this month.

Sounds like a fair assessment of Waterbury. Also, it would be a heinous commute into NH.

Didn’t answer the question

There’s very little reason to live in Waterbury other than it being cheap.

Honestly East Rock, Wooster Square, and Westville are great neighborhoods and don’t feel all that “big” city like. They are fairly low key and quiet.

Suburb wise, I’d look at Milford and Branford.

Many of your other questions about preferred spots have been covered many times and can be found by searching.

Welcome you’ll love New Haven. It’s a very youthful town it’s a town. Not a huge city. Living outside it you need a car not much in walking distance. Hamden there is spring glen which has Best Video a non profit performing space cafe and yes last of video stores also in hamden is Whitneyville area and Books & Company is a great cafe and used book store. Irish pub across st. In New Haven great pockets of places to live. East rock is a fab neighborhood but pricey if you want to live on your own. There is Wooster Square , Westville and Fairhaven. Atticus market on Orange st and Nicas on Orange st are great hangouts. Also on state st is Marjolaine ( French pastries) Chestnut Fine Food makes the best homemade breads, rolled oats cereal and prepared foods. There is Yale Art Gallery and British Art Museum but galleries also, theaters, music venues like cafe nine and firehouse 12 and the palace. A fun place to explore.

Dude from Waterbury here. It's an OK place to live but not an exciting place to live. Suffered greatly from the loss of manufacturing jobs and never properly recovered. There's a pervasive rundown feel to the city. It's the kind of place you want to move out of, not into.

But housing is considerably cheaper for it, even in areas that are not so rundown. There has been considerable improvement over the years, but all too recent and modest to break the bad rap the city's gotten over the years. Also, there are tons of genuinely good people here, which might not be obvious to someone just reading the news or driving through. It's a poor city, it's not a bad city (though it does have sketchy neighborhoods).

If you don't have a good reason to be in Waterbury, then look elsewhere would be my advice. Where to go depends on your personal tastes and budget. I happen to think New Haven is the most interesting and exciting place in all of CT by miles. It's like Connecticut's own version of Cambridge (just without the benefit and/or hassle of an enormous gigantic economic engine like Boston right next door).

You just want to avoid the sketchier neighborhoods if you go there, and be prepared to pay a premium for the safer, nicer areas, like East Rock and Wooster Square, or share an apartment with roommates, which seems to be a popular thing to do there. Hamden just North of East Rock is also a pretty nice area, just a bit quieter and also a bit cheaper than East Rock, but with a super easy commute if you have to drive into the city.

Quinnipiac historic district along the Quinnipiac river is up and coming. Where the new oyster bar is

Do NOT move to Waterbury. Hands down worst of our cities and it’s not close.