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kkaatt7 t1_iuz1jjp wrote

Reply to comment by Kitchen-Spray-1984 in Relocating to Hartford with kids by Kitchen-Spray-1984

I live in Glastonbury work downtown Hartford, you go route 2 there’s a direct exit off to downtown and you get to miss that 84 E traffic. Exit might get backed up a lil during rush hour, but nothing more than a 5 min wait, less than 10 min drive into Hartford. Seeing your higher budget those were the two towns that you can afford and are desirable (restaurants, schools, housing) Farmington is good, (Avon, simsbury, granby) are further out from Farmington and it’s kinda like a one way in one way out situation getting in through back roads. Lived in collinsville next to Avon and it’s a hippie town super cute tho

I would avoid, and just my personal opinion I grew up here after moving from a big city (east Hartford, Vernon, middletown, rocky hill, new Britain, Berlin, wethersfield) there are good parts of every town I just wouldn’t live there personally and you have kids and want that suburban neighborhood.

Also prices are insane right now too, if you are able too I would look to rent a house then wait for prices to go down. Rentals are also super slim pickings maybe harder to get than buying a house. But you can get the feel for the areas you’d like.

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Kitchen-Spray-1984 OP t1_iuzldto wrote

The prices seem to be plateauing right now I think

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Ronw1993 t1_iv0qlii wrote

Inventory is super low right now, and pricing is kind of wonky: I have a friend who is a realtor in the area and he describes it as follows. 50% houses are over-priced in an effort to cash in and are staying on the market, 25% are fairly priced and go quickly for asking or above, and 25% are homeowners not really interested in selling but testing the waters so price is variable. As a result, buyers are all over the map - I toured two houses at the same price point: one had significant signs of basic concern - foundation, code violations, water damage, and the other had none. Both were in equivalent neighborhoods but the first was under contract for a little under asking within 1 month while the second sat for 6 months and underwent two Price reductions. I’ve bought twice in CT in Hartford county and the current market is just…really weird.

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Ronw1993 t1_iv0pmn7 wrote

I appreciated seeing this answer- I moved to Glastonbury 3 months ago, work downtown Hartford and thought it would be a super easy commute. But the Route 2 ‘construction’ (in quotes because it’s not like lanes are shut down) makes it a solid 30+ minute commute during busy hours (7-830 am and 430-6 p.m.). Have you found the same? It’s a guaranteed 15-20 min drive if I WFH until like 9 am or leave work after 6.

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