7 Best Places to Retire in Connecticut

6. Middlesex

Score: 15

Median home price: $248,700

Cost of living index: 127.1

Average commute time: 24.91

Crime rate: 30

Doctors per 100K:  257

In the south-central part of the state, you’ll find Middlesex, home to over 165,000 people. Out of the 439 square miles the county covers, nearly 16 percent is water. Wadsworth Falls, for instance, are part of Middlesex County, but there’s also the Connecticut River and it’s worth to mention the fact that the county does have a coastline to the Atlantic Ocean. If you’re hoping to spend some time out in nature, you should know that there are two different National Wildlife Refuges partly located within the county, both of which you can enjoy.

Houses go for $248,700 in average in Middlesex, while the cost of living index is 127.1, which isn’t all that great since you’ll be paying extra for your day-to-day groceries and other expenses, although this depends on where you’re coming from in the first place. The crime rate in this county is 30, so things are quite ok from this point of view. When it comes to healthcare, the number of doctors per 100,000 people is 257, just so you know what to expect.

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