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Friday, July 8. 2011

New England real estate: New Canaan, CT

It's an upscale village of 19,000 now, but 25 years ago it was just turning from semi-rural to suburban. The farms are all gone. Even with a train connection to NYC, it's a hike. Wiki again:



The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.



(Prosperous, indeed, but what those stats really mean, in part, is that there are no poor neighborhoods there to drag down the average.)


The comfortable colonial (built 1936) pictured is for sale for $4 million and change, but 3 years ago it would have been 6 or 7.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects, Our Essays at 05:14 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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For 4 million you'd think they would have a decent kitchen. I laughed out loud when I saw the island.
#1 mare on 2011-07-08 12:36 (Reply)
You don't understand the prosperous Connecticut mentality, this is a house for appearances. The owners don't really cook or entertain in the kitchen, it merely must have stately lines. We eat out, especially in the City, and we so must travel throughout the year. Heavens, there are so many fine caterers who can bring in just the loveliest spreads on short notice, and the property has no guest house for a cook.
#1.1 Fairfieldian on 2011-07-08 14:35 (Reply)
Then there is this. A list of all the tax increases coming to Connecticut. Staggering.

http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/2011/06/taxes-are-coming-3/

I guess if you own a 4 million dollar home, tax increases are chump change.
Ace chronicles more of the madness in a post called, "When Government Liberals are set Free.'

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/318554.php
#2 feeblemind on 2011-07-08 14:09 (Reply)
Wasn't that Dick Van Dyke's address in his old show?
#3 J on 2011-07-08 18:42 (Reply)

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