To be fair racism coming from lawenforcement officers exists in Europe as well , at least where I live . <| sep |> ok , If you are moving here there are a couple of things you need to know about CT . This is coming from someone who was born and bred in the Bronx . 1 We don ' t actually build roads in this state . This is particularly true for western CT . The phrase You can ' t get there from here is somewhat fitting . If you live in Stamford and want to get to Danbury for example . Its only like 30 miles as the crow flies . However it will take you more than a hour since there are really only 2 choices of which way to go . 1 95 to 287 to 684 is the longest mile wise but probably the fastest it makes a big square or local roads up though pound ridge . 2 CT like NY is a bit of a bizarre state demographically . Anything north of Fairfield county and to a lesser extent Litchfield county , you might as well be in Kentucky . Litchfield may look rural but because of its location you have quite a few celebritiesrich people with homes up here . It was not uncommon when I was working in the Hartford area to see pickup trucks flying the confederate flag . 3 To further understand . Fairfield county is particularly effective at confining its poor to particular areas . Namely Bridgeport and to a lesser extent Norwalk . which as you might have guessed by now is an absolute hell hole . Norwalk depending where you live can be relatively nice . But then you have to take Rt 7 up to Danbury which most of which is NOT a highway see # 1 and is a nightmare during rush hour . 4 Hartford is typical of a small city with a huge crime problem depending where you live . The suburbs where you won ' t be killed unfortunately is the oldest demographic in the state . So unless you want to be killed or get yelled at by old people for stepping on their lawns I would stay away . New Haven is also a hole . So , Its up to you , Where would I live if I were young ? You can check out White Plains , NY which is a somewhat happening place for nightlife for young people due to its proximity to NYC and its train station goes direct there . Its about 3045 minutes to Danbury . The downside there is you get absolutely fucked on taxes and its priceyMount Kisco , NY which is maybe 20 minutes from Danbury . Again its NY so you will get fucked on taxes and I am not sure what kind of nightlife is there . I personally like New Milford , its got a town center , its safe though not much night life . Good restaurants and a fair number of bars though again I don ' t know much about them i ' m old . Norwalk or Stamford are also decent choices particularly for night life but it leaves you a bit of a drive . Good Luck