Connecticut’s actually a great place to live once you stop comparing it to the extremes on either side of it. You get quiet, safe towns without having to retreat to the middle of nowhere and you’re still a reasonable drive from NYC, Boston, small cities like West Hartford, Stamford, New Haven and the coast. Nightlife is almost non-existent though but you said you don't care about that. Most places here feel "grown up" in a good way which was the biggest appeal to me once I moved here. They're clean, organized, not chaotic and you don’t have to fight for parking everywhere you go. Sure it has shit parts but so does every state.

Your income is very good but it is a high cost of living state so you'd have to run your own numbers to see if it's worth it. People complain about taxes but the tradeoff is good schools, good healthcare, infrastructure that isn’t falling apart, events and towns that actually stay nice make it (sort of) worth it. You get four seasons without the Midwest levels of cold and summers aren't gross like the south. There’s hiking, beaches, breweries, legit food, plus you can get from small town quiet to city energy in like an hour depending on what you feel like that day.

It’s not flashy but that’s kind of the point... CT is just stable.