Now, for my own Pros and Cons of where I live. I live just over the border and I'm about 3 minutes off an exit for 84, but in a quiet area. I'm about 3 minutes from the Danbury Fair Mall.
when i'm looking for cheap clearance sales. I have 7 CVS stores within 10 minutes each. Lots of other retail.
We have a very diverse community. 40% White which includes sizeable 2nd and 3rd generation Italians, Lebanese Christians (we have 3 churches and 4 restaurants! and also Portuguese and a Large Brazilian community (5 restaurants) We have 2 Synagogues. We have a somewhat clustered Jewish community centered around a lake. It used to be summer resort cabins, but in the 60's everyone converted them into full time homes and they have remained in the families, even if just rented.
40% Hispanic, mostly Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, HOnduran, but I've met families from Peru, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico.
10% African American and African
10% Asian. I wish I had a breakdown by country, but I'd say India, Pakistan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China
When flying I can choose from SWF (my favorite), HPN, LGA, JFK and BDL. We often get retail stores quickly. We had some of the first Primarks and H & M's in the country, oh, and we have a Stew Leonard's, yet Starbucks arrived late here, we don't have a Jamba Juice, also no Hobby Lobby or Ocean State Job Lot.