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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I regularly work in most of the towns listened in this thread. I’m a general contractor-remodeler and all the towns have their own vibes. You mention that you in Rye and Darien. Both lovely, scenic towns with a strong beach vibes. As much as I love the drive through Darien and Rowayton I would not be comfortable living there. Invariably I have problems with my clients and getting paid and I always get the vibe that the wives are under a lot of pressure to keep costs in line. Finance doesn’t pay what it once did and the pressure for show is pretty intense so the Lax Bro husbands are feeling the pain. Yes, it is ok if you sense my disdain. We say the folks in Darien wish they lived in Greenwich but they don’t have the money. Both demanding clients but at least the folks in Greenwich have the money to pay to be demanding. Personally, Darien would be way too strung out for me. I have had good luck with clients in New Canaan and for what was once one of the richest towns in the US you can get screaming buys. If you are not tied to a NYC commute you can go as far north as Ridgefield. Beautiful town real estate is very reasonable but taxes are relatively high. Would definitely make my short list as you will experience down socio-economic diversity in a very pretty town. This is an anonymous board so I will say it. When I think of Darien and Rye they are very WASPy. When I think of Chappaqua I think Jewish. Some stereotypes have a basis in truth. And while I am not Jewish I have a lot of family in Chappaqua - actually Millwood and they are not my cup of tea. Way too impressed with themselves and they ain’t all that. Very good values in the River towns but very different vibe from Rye and Darien. Both are old WASPy money - kids go to SLACs and play Lacrosse and then go into the family business - Wall Street. That’s not the River towns. Westport is nice but has changed a lot in the past and all my friends that live there want to move. And 2M isn’t going to buy you much. I also like Old Greenwich - smaller, nice older homes. Some big dollar ones on the water. Very nice family feel. Further up the line is Southport - incredible harbor and antique homes. Beautiful - property taxes will kill you and if you didn’t come over on the Mayflower well you may not fit in. and 2M is likely not a big enough buy in. That all said I love the feel of CT and glad that I raised my kids here. It’s not perfect but definitely feels like you won life’s lotto living here. You just have to work hard to find your tribe. [/quote] Wow ! Why all the hate for Darien and Rye ?! Many families actually move from Greenwich to Darien for the relatively smaller public school.[/quote] PP here. That's not what I experience as I don't see a lot of folks moving from Greenwich to Darien. I see a lot of folks that initially select Darien because they cannot afford Greenwich. And you shouldn't read hate for Rye but I'd strongly caution against Darien for most folks but OP has relative's there so she might have a very different experience. Why the hate ? This generation lacks the social graces of the older generation, are incredibly entitled and most importantly intentionally do not pay their bills. Their kids are little sh$ts. When they play other towns and lose they taunt that it is ok because the other town's kids will work for them later in life. Have you spent much time there ? It is a town full of Lax Bro finance a$$holes that are all levered up. It's beautiful down by the water and Tokeneke has a great feel to it and Rowayton, albeit in Norwalk, is the quintessential harbor village, but it takes a certain type to live there and I don't see that coinciding with a family that elects to send their kids to catholic schools like the OP.[/quote]
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