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laceyourbootsup t1_j5hj7s0 wrote

Love the downvotes….if you think Middletown is a great town you have wool over your eyes.

Just check the Middletown School ratings, always an easy indicator of the quality of a town in Connecticut. They rank in the bottom quarter with below average test scores, far below average reading and below avg graduation rates.

They see also in the top quarter for crime.

I realize Middletown once had some great areas not too long ago and some of those folks stayed, but it’s a decaying town for safety. People 20 years ago said the same thing about New Britain… the problem is that the towns only get worse. Families with a choice move out.

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Financial-Tough-250 t1_j5honru wrote

Lol lol go travel the USA you will see CT is a paradise compared to most of the country. We are very sheltered in CT even our poor cities look good compared to many places in the US especially the western cities dealing with homelessness and drug epidemic.

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laceyourbootsup t1_j5hqisi wrote

I’ve lived in multiple cities in the US and abroad including Chicago and Atlanta.

CT is know for its suburbs. CT is a commuter state. People don’t live in Middletown for “city life”. Go hang out at the bars and restaurants in downtown and ask people where they live.

West Hartford, Stamford, Fairfield have city life like you are referencing.

Hartford, CT is a ghost town after 6 pm. Do Not Live there.

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STODracula t1_j5i5ulw wrote

CT in general is quite safe compared to most places in the US and I've also lived in other cities in other states. The school systems here are, in general, way better than anywhere else except maybe Mass so that's a poor measurement stick to use. Even the cities people talk so bad about in this state (and I've lived in two of those) have large areas that are as safe as the nicer cities, and even the "bad" areas are a joke compared to cities in other states.

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CGGamer t1_j5j23s2 wrote

The so called "dangerous area" OP is talking about is a college downtown. Looking at statistics isn't a good measure of actual livability. Main Street is safe, and Middletown is not in ths same tier as the actual undesirable cities to live in

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