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New Haven In Top 5 Most Expensive Cities In US While Another CT Locale Tops List New Haven In Top 5 Most Expensive Cities In US While Another CT Locale Tops List
New Haven In Top 5 Most Expensive Cities In US While Another CT Locale Tops List For anyone looking for an affordable place to live, there are two places in Connecticut they may want to avoid, according to a new study.  Hartford ranks as the most expensive city in the United States with New Haven finishing in fourth, according to U.S. News & World Report. Joining them on the list are Los Angeles at No. 2, Miami at 3, and New York City at 5.  Nearby Boston is 9 with two other Massachusetts cities — Springfield and Worcester — also in the top 25.  Researchers looked at the average price of goods like groceries and transportation, along with r…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says
Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says A new ranking by CNBC has found that both New York and Massachusetts are part of the top 10 most expensive states to live in. The CNBC report, which was published on Friday, July 12, used an index of prices for a broad range of goods and services, which was calculated by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), alongside housing affordability and the cost to insure a median-priced home, to determine the list of spendy states. New York, which ranked in ninth place (tied with Florida, Rhode Island, and Washington), earned a grade of D- from CNBC’s “Top States for Business 202…

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by Sophie Grieser
Lifestyle
Here's Percentage Of Americans Living Paycheck To Paycheck, New Study Reveals Here's Percentage Of Americans Living Paycheck To Paycheck, New Study Reveals
Here's Percentage Of Americans Living Paycheck To Paycheck, New Study Reveals A new report has revealed the percentage of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck. As of this past December, 61 percent of the population in the United States was living paycheck to paycheck, according to a collaborative report from PYMNTS and LendingClub. According to the February report, that's an increase of 7 percent compared to May. CNBC reported that rising wages have been unable to keep up with the increasing cost of living. The LendingClub report also found that 54 percent of Baby Boomers and seniors in the study reported that they were living paycheck to paycheck.

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by Nicole Valinote
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These CT Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal These CT Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
These CT Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal Connecticut is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2021 Best Places to Live list. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here. The No. 1-rated municipality to live in Connecticut according to the survey is West Hartford, which is cited as an upscale town right in the middle of the state. You can view the entry here. Westport, at No. 5 statewide, is the No. 1-ranked place to live in Fairfield County. View the entry here. Westport was followed closely by Southport (No. 6), Old Greenw…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Connecticut Metro On List Of Top 10 Highest Salary Cities Connecticut Metro On List Of Top 10 Highest Salary Cities
Connecticut Metro On List Of Top 10 Highest Salary Cities Connecticut cities are ranked near the top on a list of top U.S. metros with the highest salaries in 2020. CEO World Magazine ranked Connecticut’s Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown region as being the metro with the second-highest salaries in the U.S. The ranking took into consideration salary as well as cost-of-living differences to put the nationwide comparison on an even playing field. In the No. 2 ranked Hartford region, the median earnings of a full-time worker (adjusted for cost of living) is $60,357, according to CEO World. The median salary has gone up by 18 percent since 2010. …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Two Connecticut Towns Among 50 Best Places To Live In America Two Connecticut Towns Among 50 Best Places To Live In America
Two Connecticut Towns Among 50 Best Places To Live In America Two Connecticut communities have made it onto Money magazine’s list of the best 50 places in the US to live in 2020. Monye’s ranking seemed to favor small cities and medium- to large-sized towns. In Connecticut, South Windsor and Cheshire made the top 50. The magazine’s ranking took into account crime rates, median household income, diversity, local economy, cost of living, health and safety, weather, lifestyle, and entertainment. South Windsor ranked the 12th best place to live in America. Money cited the town’s public parks, farms, stable economy, and architecture. Cheshire came in at …

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Six-Figure Earners In NYC Who've Considered Relocating COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Six-Figure Earners In NYC Who've Considered Relocating
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Six-Figure Earners In NYC Who've Considered Relocating Of the 53 percent of New York City employees that earn six figures and work from home, 44 percent have considered leaving the Big Apple within the past four months for less expensive pastures, according to a brand-new Siena Poll, citing the risk of COVID-19, economic concerns and their newfound ability to work at home. Eighty percent of the city's tax revenue is taken from earners making over $100,000 per year, making the possibility of a mass flight from the boroughs making the city vulnerable to tax erosion. Of this bracket, according to the survey, 37 percent have intentions to leave the …

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by Christina Coulter