How do Mass. towns differ from CT towns?
It depends entirely on which areas you’re talking about and comparing. Did you have any specific areas in mind? CT is part of New England, so there are inherent similarities between some communities and there are differences too. Parts of Northern CT feel like some of Western MA (in fact, seeing as they share a border, they look a lot alike). This is particularly true in/around the Springfield and Hartford areas. That region is VERY similar on both sides of the state line. To me, much of Southwestern CT looks and feels similar to Boston area suburbs. This is because many of the communities in Southwestern CT were once independent towns with their own town centers that have been taken over by sprawling Metropolitan New York City. Most of those towns have become much more affluent and well to do. You find the same growth in the communities around Boston. The difference being that this type of sprawl extends much further in CT (as metro NYC is much larger) and the most affluent towns in S
