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| What Beacon Falls is like for active adults |
Beacon Falls is a small town of about 5,000 in east-central Connecticut. It offers a rural setting in Connecticut's hills, yet is only about a half hour drive from either New Haven or Hartford. Retirees can take a convenient train to New York from New Haven's Union Station.
Home values increased in 2007 and 2008, part of it due to the addition of an upscale large active adult community in the town in those years (see link at right). The median value of a Beacon Falls home had risen to about $350,000 by late 2009. |
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| What is special about this retirement community |
| Beacon Falls is in a pretty part of Connecticut, convenient to New York, New Haven, and Hartford but also uncrowded and rural. |
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| What is not special about this retirement community |
| Home values, the cost of living, and taxes are all quite expensive. |
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| What kinds of people like retiring here |
| People who want to remain in Connecticut but move to a more rural area or active adult community might like it in Beacon Falls. |
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| Many people who llve in Beacon Falls work in one of CT's larger towns. |
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| Climate and Physical Environment |
Beacon Falls is in the center of Connecticut, north and west of New Haven. The average July high temperature is 83 and the average January low is 17. The wettest month is May (5").
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| Medical facilities |
| Major hospitals are within 10 miles in Waterbury, Derby, and New Haven. |
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| Transportation |
| Beacon Falls has a stop on the Waterbury branch of Metro North railroad |
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Facts about BEACON FALLS
- State: CT
- Environment: Rural,Suburban,Small Town,
- City Population: Less than 10,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 21-40
- Median HH Income: 60,001-80,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $300,001-$500,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: 2000-4000
- Total Crime Index: 81-90 (low)
- Cost of Living Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
- Culture Index: 91-100 (slightly below average)
- State Sales Tax: Yes
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: boomer1
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