The website, joyorganics.com recently completed a study to figure out 'The 150 Best Places in America to Escape the Rat Race', and believe it or not, two Connecticut towns were ranked amongst the Top 150. Cold Spring, New York, the number FIVE ranked town is only 45 minutes from Danbury. The following are the 'Top 10 Best Places in America to Escape the Rat Race.'

  1. Kailua - Hawaii
  2. Pulaski - Tennessee
  3. Ferndale - California
  4. Paia - Hawaii
  5. Cold Spring - New York  
  6. Aiken - South Carolina
  7. Ojai - California
  8. Marble Falls - Texas
  9. Virginia City - Nevada
  10. Huntington - West Virginia 

107. Mystic - CT

109. Chester - CT

Let's go get a laid-back inside look at Chester, CT along with Mystic and Cold Spring, New York. If you were the least bit interested in how these 150 towns were ranked for this study, click on joyorganics.com.

2 CT Towns Voted Among the Best Towns in America to Escape the 'Rat Race'

Step Inside The Pawling, NY Manor Featured on 'Zillow Gone Wild'

I love "ZillowGoneWILD', it's amazing what artists can do to the interior and exterior of the average home. A 43 room Elizabethian style manor in nearby Parling, New York has just been featured, and you can buy it right now for $6.5 million dollars. Have a look inside this incredible property

Gallery Credit: Douglas Elliman Real Estate via Zillow.com

Take a Close Look at Two Connecticut Roads to Nowhere

 

 

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