I love taking my dog to Lighthouse Point, The Yale Golf course ( off season), and the cross country trails behind Hopkins School down to the reservoir.

Great music scene

That monster would never let Precious.

Meanwhile, my dog is like “can I get a moment of y’all not loving on me!?” Poor pup, I hope he finds a better life, while his “human” steps in dog poop wherever they go. Forever.

Thank you!!!

Yeah, I’m used to it lol (from Chicago) so that certainly won’t deter me. Thank you!

That actually sounds nice, I liked living in a smaller city after Chicago. Thank you!

Yes the proximity is really exciting! Thank you

The weather? How bad is the winter? Is it sunny? Thank you so much!

Wonderful thank you

This is SUCH a helpful response, thank you so much. So cool to hear from someone who’s lived in all the places I have! I’m definitely ok with a smaller city and loved Ann Arbor for that reason.

Awesome, thanks. Definitely used to the cold haha

Not too unusual, same neighborhood that leaves their cats out to die in the winter

I see it running around the neighborhood, solid 2 blocks away.

Mohawk and Sundown too

this makes me so angry, thank you for doing the right thing!!

Not sure if it’s mentioned, but I also love the proximity to NYC, Boston, Portland and Vermont for a getaway. You’ve got the sound, but also the woods. You can easily find a great hiking spot within a 15 minute drive that’s secluded enough to not see anyone else there. I love New Haven, lived in a handful of neighborhoods for 10 years.

Having spent quite a bit of time in both places, New Haven is infinitely better, even before you consider that New Haven is part of the NYC metro area (which honestly makes Greater Detroit look like a small town in Saskatchewan), and close to many other great places.

Westville proper, like the part around the village and Yale Bowl, is not tied to any of the parts of Whalley Avenue with crazy drivers. I've lived in CT a long time and would say that's probably the nicest neighborhood in the state, all things considered. The main street through East Rock (Whitney) is much worse than that part of Whalley. To get from Westville to Downtown I think most people would take Edgewood, Chapel, Route 34, etc., on a routine basis over Whalley.

Yes New Haven has all of that but Ann Arbor is better tbh. Yes there is some stuff to brag about for the locals, but I think you can find all that you would find in New Haven in a better city

PS u/lavalamplass feel free to DM if you have any specific questions, I have a ton of opinions about all of these places and can weigh in!

Only ~2 hours to good skiing at Berkshire East, Mt Snow

Ooh, ooh, ooh, this question was made for me! I've lived in all 3 places.

OK: Yale has some similar college town vibes in the Westville area to UM/Ann Arbor, but abundantly better food and a much more diverse scene in terms of food, people, languages spoken, etc. The hills in Connecticut are much better than Ann Arbor and Chicago, both. Still in temperate forests, so if you like the woods, you'll be happy there. Because of East Rock, West Rock, Sleeping Giant, etc., you can get some really nice VIEWS of the woods and the hills. You're only 3 miles (oops, no, EDIT: hours!) from the Greens and the Whites, which are some more serious hiking ranges.

You're also close to the ocean, which is very different than the midwest. There are kettle ponds, but not really big lakes like you have in Michigan and Illinois. Still, the sound is lovely, and there are some very accessible beaches within 20 min of NH.

Art culture is great in NHV. Chicago has a great museum and arts scene, as you're well aware. and NHV is a lot smaller, but does have some great museums and arts especially for its size. Also, <2 hours from NYC, so you can get a true metro fix pretty easily. And 3 hours from Boston.

IMO, NHV is superior to Ann Arbor on pretty much all fronts, but if you're a big city person, you might prefer Chicago. That being said, NHV is definitely a city (much moreso than A2, which felt pretty suburban to me) but much smaller.

PS - no offense if you love A2. Had a good time there, but it didn't really feel like a perfect fit for me.

I love the food. I love the weather. I love being able to easily get to NYC or Boston. I love having a multitude of state forests and parks to go hiking in. I love not having seasonal/frequent natural disasters. (When I was in Houston there was a significant city wide flood at least annually, generally around a different holiday each year I was there, and that's not counting Harvey.) I love Elm City Games downtown, and the community around it.

I'm very happy here, all told.

Damn , I figured they’d contact AC easily .