Thank you all very much for your input. Much of this information has been very educational. To answer a few questions and make a few points: I work from home some commute time isn’t really a problem. I suppose it would be disappointing to run into a parking lot on the highway anytime we try to go to a store, etc. As for weather we really don’t mind temperatures that can reach the 90s in the summer. We do get 10-20 days a year here in ct with such temperatures and it can in fact be very humid at the same time. Our budget is somewhere in low $1 million range (we can spend more but i would prefer not to), but honestly as long as there are lots of kids and good schools the cheaper the better. We are a bit spoiled back here in the east with fairly large lots and aren’t quite used to the newer developments with tightly spaced tract homes but i’m sure we will adjust once we make the move. Thanks again for all of your insights.
