Fairfield is more diverse than Westport which is rich and white.

Fairfield = 87.2% white
Milford = 84.6% white

Which, is honestly pretty diverse for CT towns with good schools.

I’ll say I live in Milford and I see a lot of diversity here. I think it’s partially due to it being a magnet for visitors of nearby diverse areas like Stratford and West Haven.

Milford has a pretty robust downtown too. It even has 2 other walkable commercial districts: Walnut Beach and Devon.

This one would be pretty amazing with a bit of work. Walkable to everything. Take a look at this home I found on Realtor.com 3 Plymouth Pl, Milford $595,000 · 4beds · 1.5baths

https://apps.realtor.com/mUAZ/820m7188

I wish I could suggest some houses in good spots, but the inventory is abysmal right now. Hopefully some good homes pop up in Spring.

It will be 600-1 in Milford, unless on waterfront, then a bit more. It’s also very laid back. I love that I know so many shop owners downtown by name.

I was going to say, another suggestion that might be crazy is to live IN New Haven. Again, medical capital of CT. Very walkable. East Rock is a pretty family friendly area in particular. You’d probably want private school, but that may even out with saving some on a house. Just a thought.

Unfortunately 1 million doesn’t go very far in the family friendly towns from Westport to Greenwich.

Fairfield is a solid option. You have Bridgeport Hospital nearby which is part of Yale. To me, it’s a more down to earth and friendly town than Westport, and I’ve spent a ton of time in both.

For Hospital access, AND NYC within 2 hours, AND a friendly community feel, AND walkability, I’d find it hard to beat Milford. It’s ~15-20 minutes from Yale New Haven and all the ancillary medical infrastructure in New Haven. That is our medical center of the state, without a doubt. If you want the best specialist access, that’s it. You can take a train or Uber.

Your money will also go further than in Fairfield, too.

For walkable neighborhoods I’d recommend Fort Trumbull, South of the Green (literally right below the green), the duck pond area north of downtown, Gulf St, and Woodmont.

Yeah, Milford has tons of parks: https://discovermilfordct.com/things-to-do/beaches-and-parks/

Saw what looked like a woman in an Accord PURPOSELY hitting a pedestrian crossing that intersection recently. She didn’t hit him hard at all, it was more of a tap, but enough that I called her plate in to police. It was a NY plate so they prob weren’t able to do anything.

So many other production hubs have developed without the feeder businesses over the years with the right incentives, and most importantly, a state that understands how to aggressively attract the right players.

Georgia, New Orleans, Austin, and many many others: https://www.moviemaker.com/best-places-to-live-and-work-as-a-moviemaker-in-2022/amp/

I do think it’s part NIMBYism, part not having a clue about the business. I’ve worked on many multi million dollar productions and not once has CT ever been in the conversation as a shooting location, despite the tax benefits.

They are high in NJ, NYC, and other hubs, like LA. That’s never been a driving decision. Drop in the bucket in comparison to an overall production budget.

Pretty good spot. It was a lot better when it was just a take out hole in the wall IMO.

Yeah, I’m glad the city seems to have gotten over its Covid crime bump. Unemployment plus kids from troubled households not having in person school will do that.

Black Rock is nice. Great area, good access to train at Fairfield Metro.

Alternatively, go 10-15 minutes east to Milford. Super nice town and affordable. Plenty of apartments walking distance to train.

Stratford is a good option too. Sort of inbetween Bridgeport and Milford, and not just geographically.

Interesting, link?

This would be great but I fear it’s a pipe dream: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/jaigantic_update

Well, I don’t understand this reply. Attracting production hubs and sports teams are completely mutually exclusive. Both would be nice?

But yeah, NJ and CT have similar tax breaks for entertainment and both are in the NYC metro. So yes, if they can attract something this big, we can potentially attract smaller projects at the least.

Netflix already does location shoots here FWIW.

Other than the usual chains, there is Fashionista, Witch Bitch Thrift, Lower Forms, Vintanthro, and EBM Vintage, all in New Haven.

This might not help since I’m not sure if you can try them anywhere, but Layla‘s HQ is based in New Haven. So at least you’d be supporting a local company. They are sold online only AFAIK

We have one and LOVE it. It has 2 sides, soft and firm, so you can choose, and sleeps very cool.

Lincoln Lights in Orange. There’s a few other crazy houses in that general area but I don’t recall the addresses.

Also, there’s always some nice lights along the duck ponds in Milford, and the green. There’s also a cool lobster trap/buoy tree in the harbor.

Plenty of bars open on NYE in New Haven. Pick one and hang.

New Fairfield? 🧐

Old school red sauce joints: Biagetti’s in West Haven, Tutti’s in Westport, River Street in Milford.

More upscale/authentic: L’Orcio and Pasta Eatalia in New Haven. Strega in Milford. Grano Arso in Chester. Biagio’s in Stratford.

Deli’s: Gaetano’s, Strega Market, Provenzano’s, Nica’s

The Luke in New Haven. Also Heirloom.

I was out on 95 today and it’s dry and ice free.

Milford is a Cinemark too and redid all the theaters aside from IMAX to have those seats